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Shûsaku Arakawa(1936-2010)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Actor
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Shûsaku Arakawa was born on 6 July 1936 in Nagoya, Japan. He was a director and writer, known for For Example: A Critique of Never (1971), Why Not: A Serenade of Eschatological Ecology (1970) and N.N. (1969). He was married to Madeline Gins. He died on 18 May 2010 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
BornJuly 6, 1936
DiedMay 18, 2010(73)
BornJuly 6, 1936
DiedMay 18, 2010(73)
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Known for

For Example: A Critique of Never
4.1
  • Director(as Arakawa)
  • 1971
Why Not: A Serenade of Eschatological Ecology
5.4
  • Director(as Arakawa)
  • 1970
N.N.
  • Actor(voice)
  • 1969
Aubrey de Grey in Life Extended (2009)
Life Extended
7.1
  • Self
  • 2009

Credits

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Director

  • For Example: A Critique of Never
    4.1
    • Director (as Arakawa)
    • 1971
  • Why Not: A Serenade of Eschatological Ecology
    5.4
    • Director (as Arakawa)
    • 1970

Writer

  • For Example: A Critique of Never
    4.1
    • written by (as Arakawa)
    • 1971
  • Why Not: A Serenade of Eschatological Ecology
    5.4
    • Writer (as Arakawa)
    • 1970

Actor

  • N.N.
    • (voice)
    • 1969

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Shusaku Arakawa
  • Born
    • July 6, 1936
    • Nagoya, Japan
  • Died
    • May 18, 2010
    • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
  • Spouse
    • Madeline Gins1965 - May 18, 2010 (his death)
  • Other works
    Book: The Mechanism of Meaning: Work in Progress 1962-1971, 1978 by Shusaku Arakawa and Madeline H. Gins (1979)

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  • Trivia
    Japanese-born conceptual artist and designer, . Along his wife, Madeline Gins, he explored ideas about mortality by creating buildings meant to stop aging and preclude death.

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