“Sonic Speculations in the Documents of Postwar Japanese Art” exhibition, co-organized by Japanese Art Sound Archive: On the boundaries of art institutions

Abstract

This research report explains the overview and concept of the exhibition “Sonic Speculations in the Documents of Postwar Japanese Art,” which was co-organized by Lou Mallozzi and the author at the Experimental Sound Studio in Chicago from September to October 2025. In this exhibition, the author presented the materials from his individual research project, the Japanese Art Sound Archive. In particular, this report examines the relationship between this exhibition and the boundaries of various art institutions. It first traces the background of the exhibition and summarizes the author’s research on 1970s Japanese art. Finally, It discusses the author’s intention in applying a record-shop display format to the exhibition.