A collection of articles written about Shigeko saved by herself or interviews.

INTERVIEWS / TRANSCRIPTS · ARTICLES

East Asia | New York Crossings: Interview with Shigeko Kubota

Oral History Archives of Japanese Art · January 2, 2014

“Japanese artists Shigeko Kubota and Shiomi Mieko arrived in New York in 1964 at the invitation of George Maciunas. Working in sculpture, performance, and video, Kubota was active in the avant-garde art community of Tokyo and later among the Fluxus artists in New York.”

Fluxus, Avant-garde, Tokyo – NYC
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Shigeko Kubota — Interview (2013)

Interviewer: J. Perkins
Early Work Coming to America George Maciunas Fluxus · Multiples Transience
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Phong Bui — Interview for The Brooklyn Rail

Publication: The Brooklyn Rail
Early Life, Education & Politics, Move to New York, Fluxus Context
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Publications from the Archive

About Shigeko — Nam June Paik

Author: Nam June Paik
Life after death
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Woman Video in U.S. and Japan

Publication / Essay
Female identity Art & Video
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My Love, Nam June Paik — Autobiography (Synopsis)

Author: Shigeko Kubota
Relationship with Nam June Paik Autobiographical
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Early Video

Author: Midori Yoshimoto
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Total Freedom to Dissolve

Author: Emily Watlington
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The Visionary Female Video Artist Shigeko Kubota… Finally Gets Her Due at MoMA

Article · MoMA
Artistic style Duchamp’s influence River
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Japanese Video-Art Pioneer Honored at Last

Publication: Nikkei Asia
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“TV as a Creative Medium” — Review & Photos

Includes documentation of Shigeko Kubota
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MMI Catalogue

Exhibition Catalogue
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Drawings — Storyboard

Sketches / Storyboards
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