untitled, Mishima Go

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Mishima Go, untitled
Mishima Go, untitled
Mishima Go
untitled
1972
Mishima Go, artist
1924–1988
untitled, 1972
Where object was made: Japan
Material/technique: offset lithograph
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 296 x 418 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 296 x 418 mm
Credit line: Museum purchase: Barbara Benton Wescoe Fund
Accession number: 2019.0127.16
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Mishima Go’s designs were inspired by irezumi, a practice of tattooing associated with the yakuza, a criminal gang in Japan. The yakuza’s full-body tattoos proved their loyalty and ability to withstand pain. The man in this print takes on a posture similar to the pin-up girls shown elsewhere in this exhibition. Because he is a man, this stance may seem more taboo and overtly sexualized, highlighting how people have become accustomed to the sexualization of certain bodies.

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