Toyo Tsuchiya

Toyo Tsuchiya (1948 – 23 November 2017)[1] was a Japanese born artist and photographer and one of the early artists involved in the Rivington School art movement of the East Village art scene of New York City of the 1980s.

Toyo Tsuchiya
Toyo Tsuchiya in 2016
Background information
Birth nameToyo Tsuchiya
Born1948
Japan
DiedNovember 23, 2017 (aged 69)
Occupation(s)Artist/Photographer

Toyo Tsuchiya moved from Japan to New York City in 1980.[2] He was a director of many of the performances and exhibitions at the club No Se No, which was the club that many of the Rivington School artists would meet and perform and show their art work.[3] As a photographer, Tsuchiya was able to document much of the early history of the Rivington School.[4] He was a member of the NO!Art movement.

References
  1. "ArtAsiaPacific: Obituary Toyo Tsuchiya (1948–2017)". artasiapacific.com. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
  2. https://www.nytimes.com/1999/06/18/arts/art-in-review-toyo-tsuchiya-six-o-clock-observed.html
  3. http://rivingtonschool.com/toyo.html
  4. http://rivingtonschool.com/toyo.html
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