Kikuo Saito

Image of artwork by Kikuo Saito — Dime Lake, 2015
Signed verso
Oil on canvas
56 ½ × 78 ¼ inches

Image of artwork by Kikuo Saito — Pen-Pen Kusa, 2015
Signed, titled, dated, and inscribed verso
Oil on canvas
60 ½ × 77 × 2 inches (framed)

Image of artwork by Kikuo Saito — Alacante, 2014
Signed, titled, dated, and inscribed verso
Oil on canvas
76 ½ × 57 × 2 inches (framed)

Image of artwork by Kikuo Saito — Cara Blanca, 2014
Signed verso
Oil on canvas
53 3/4 × 73 ½ × 2 inches (framed)
(KS 198)

About

Born 1939, Tokyo, Japan
Died 2016, New York, NY

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Publications

JFP02: Kikuo Saito

Kikuo Saito focuses on the work of the late Japanese-American painter and performance artist, illustrating his painting oeuvre alongside archival documentation of his theatre works.

Exhibitions

Kikuo Saito

Kikuo Saito

Mar 3–Apr 3, 2021

55 Delancey St, New York

Kikuo Saito

Color Codes

Mar 8–Apr 20, 2024

52 White St, New York

Kikuo Saito

Color Plays

Oct 26–Dec 7, 2024

5015 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles

News

2017

Nov 30
Kikuo Saito in Artnet
“Instead of a scenery set, it would be a giant abstract canvas hanging behind the stage. That’s when he started employing his body when making paintings, because, when he had to paint these big backdrops, he would be walking around the canvas, adding color, adding text and images.”

2022

Oct 20
Kikuo Saito in Mousse
Often overlooked in canonical art historical discourses during his lifetime, Saito’s work is rooted in the tradition of American Color Field Painting after Helen Frankenthaler and Kenneth Noland, as well as Abstract Expressionism and Lyrical Abstraction.

2024