• Gutai was exactly what Stadler was looking for, artists working outside the
academic tradition, outside of the center. Osaka, not Tokyo.
• Nyzam says Stadler’s collection really epitomizes this approach, with a
focus on the body’s relation to the material, from the earliest works such as
the 1961 Shigara to the later documentary photos of performances by artists
such as Gina Pane.
• The collection, he says, demonstrates “a great eye, reflecting the spirit of
the time and the spirit of the gallerist who, in a kind of way, was very
unique at this time.