Artist · Japan

1937 to 2014

In their own script

“赤瀬川原平”

Portrait of Genpei Akasegawa
Born1937
Born inYokohama
CountryJapan
Workmangaka
Alsowriter
Died2014
Died inMachida

Genpei Akasegawa.

mangaka · writer

Japan, 1937 to 2014

In short

Katsuhiko Akasegawa (赤瀬川 克彦, Akasegawa Katsuhiko; March 27, 1937, October 26, 2014), known by his pseudonym Genpei Akasegawa (赤瀬川 原平, Akasegawa Genpei), was a Japanese artist and writer. In literary works, he also went by Katsuhiko Otsuji (尾辻 克彦, Otsuji Katsuhiko). A member of the influential artist groups Neo-Dada Organizers and Hi-Red Center, Akasegawa went on to maintain a multi-disciplinary practice throughout his career as an individual artist.

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Biodata

Born
1937, Yokohama
Died
2014, Machida
Citizenship
Japan, Empire of Japan
Work
mangaka, writer, novelist, performance artist
Career

Genpei Akasegawa, in numbers

Lifetime

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Portrait of Genpei Akasegawa