「我能在具體實現意想不到的表現當中，找到最多激勵，而這個現象的最大意義或許就是所謂的『禪』。」－嶋本昭三
具體藝術協會（具體派）成軍於1954年，醞釀演變為催化日本戰後藝術的運動。此運動核心人物為畫家吉原治良，他更重要的身分是文化再造者，集結日本首屈一指的繪畫新秀加入具體派。嶋本昭三同為具體派創始人，他以「Gutai」概念讓這個藝術團體脫胎換骨，鼻祖頭銜當之無愧。「Gutai」大略可理解為「具體」，與「抽象」概念背道而馳。在大師領軍之下，這群年輕藝術家重新省思藝術傳統（尤其是繪畫傳統），他們參考非正規的作畫方式，踏上拋開與消滅傳統的道路。因此，具體派不但接觸西方前衛藝術，更比歐美藝術家提前數年進入全新領域，儼然成為諸多創作體驗的先驅。有鑑於此，嶋本昭三的創作歷程格外具有代表意義。他是五十年代的先行者之一，樹立新旗幟，以繪畫運動之名推翻繪畫傳統。
嶋本昭三作品展是由嶋本昭三藝術協會和義大利那不勒斯莫拉基金會聯合舉辦，展出內容包括嶋本三種類型的作品，展出數量空前龐大，讓觀眾得以見證嶋本藝術從60年代初到晚年的演變。義大利莫拉基金會為首創的表演視覺藝術中心，嶋本晚年曾在此進行最讓人歎為觀止的表演。
本此展出內容包括《Holes》系列選作，回顧嶋本的早期創作。綜觀《Holes》系列作品，均由數張紙張堆疊而成，再以骯髒白色顏料覆蓋，最後由嶋本在上面進行藝術表演，撕裂穿刺這層顏料，在表面上留下大量裂縫和孔洞。在此系列作品中，創作動機顯然已超越表達形式，將作品表面視為具體事實，更讓繪畫行為化作行動事件。而後，嶋本告別《Holes》時期向前邁進，彷彿從此系列技法與創作理念中，汲取出凌駕於具體作品與事件規模的重要性，可謂一種絕對的重要性，與最終結果脫節，超越事件本身。
本次展出計畫旨在彰顯這次重要的過渡轉變。我們不得不切割嶋本昭三「擲瓶繪畫」中使用的超大型畫布，這樣不僅較容易運送，後來在畫布上也更具延展可能。我們嘗試在本次特展呈現作品原貌，組合還原許多黑白巨幅畫布，讓觀眾得以見識嶋本昭三作品的原始規模，感受他的創作心血。除此之外，本次展出大量畫作，從賞心悅目的《Nyotaku》系列，到最名聞遐邇的單色與擲瓶繪畫系列畫作，都是這位具體派領袖公開表演的傳奇作品。
最後展出的影片作品創造美國前衛藝術的非凡體驗。在為時7分鐘的創作實驗中，觀眾會看到五十年代的嶋本親手為膠片添加顏色，甚至修改創作到部分膠片破損為止。這些特色使其成為極為不同凡響的先驅之作，畢竟西方實驗電影大師也是等到好幾年後才開始手動修改影片。
本展覽由永添藝術與嶋本昭三藝術協會和義大利那不勒斯莫拉基金會聯合舉辦，並由永添藝術執行長邵雅曼與前巴黎大皇宮執行顧問哲羅姆．努泰博士共同策劃。
Shozo Shimamoto, Un'arma per la Pace, Piazza Dante Napoli, 2006, ph. Fabio Donato © Fondazione Morra
Painting with glass bottles of paint, the 2nd Gutai Art Exhibition, Ohara Hall Tokyo October 1956 © Associazione Shozo Shimamoto
Shozo Shimamoto, Palazzo Ducale Genova, 2008 © A. Mardegan
Shozo Shimamoto, Un'arma per la Pace, Piazza Dante Napoli, 2006, ph. Fabio Donato © Fondazione Morra
Ana esquisse, 1962, 36.2x51.2 cm, Nishinomiya, Japan, Hole Esquisse, hole on paper, mixed media.
Nyotaku-Uzumaki 20, 90s-2009, 100x73 cm, Nishinomiya, Japan, mixed, enamel paint and Indian ink on Japanese paper fixed on wooden panel
Punta Campanella 47, 2008, 134x98 cm, performance with cups, acrylic on light canvas
RED 2, 2009, 168x139 cm, Nishinomiya Yacht Harbour, Bottle Crash, acrylic and broken glass on canvas
BLUE 11, 2009, 159.8 x 206.7 cm, Nishinomiya Yacht Harbour, Bottle Crash, acrylic and broken glass on canvas
BLACK 12, 2009, 154x128 cm, Nishinomiya Yacht Harbour, Bottle Crash, acrylic and broken glass on canvas
Punta Campanella 40, 2008, 209x268 cm, Performance with Loco cups and bottles, acrylic on light canvas
Shozo Shimamoto, Performance with Coups, Palazzo dello Spagnuolo Napoli 2008, ph. A. Mardegan, © Fondazione Morra
Shozo Shimamoto, Samurai, acrobata dello sguardo, Performance Bottle Crash, Palazzo Ducale, Genova 2008, ph. A. Mardegan, © Fondazione Morra
Shozo Shimamoto, Vento d'Oriente, Performance Bottle Crash, Punta Campanella 2008, ph. A. Mardegan, © Fondazione Morra
©ALIEN Art Centre, Shozo Shimamoto：Across The Borderlands of Art
©ALIEN Art Centre, Shozo Shimamoto：Across The Borderlands of Art
©ALIEN Art Centre, Shozo Shimamoto：Across The Borderlands of Art
©ALIEN Art Centre, Shozo Shimamoto：Across The Borderlands of Art
Shozo Shimamoto, Un'arma per la Pace, Piazza Dante Napoli, 2006, ph. Fabio Donato © Fondazione Morra
Painting with glass bottles of paint, the 2nd Gutai Art Exhibition, Ohara Hall Tokyo October 1956 © Associazione Shozo Shimamoto
Shozo Shimamoto, Palazzo Ducale Genova, 2008 © A. Mardegan
Shozo Shimamoto, Un'arma per la Pace, Piazza Dante Napoli, 2006, ph. Fabio Donato © Fondazione Morra
Ana esquisse, 1962, 36.2x51.2 cm, Nishinomiya, Japan, Hole Esquisse, hole on paper, mixed media.
Nyotaku-Uzumaki 20, 90s-2009, 100x73 cm, Nishinomiya, Japan, mixed, enamel paint and Indian ink on Japanese paper fixed on wooden panel
Punta Campanella 47, 2008, 134x98 cm, performance with cups, acrylic on light canvas
RED 2, 2009, 168x139 cm, Nishinomiya Yacht Harbour, Bottle Crash, acrylic and broken glass on canvas
BLUE 11, 2009, 159.8 x 206.7 cm, Nishinomiya Yacht Harbour, Bottle Crash, acrylic and broken glass on canvas
BLACK 12, 2009, 154x128 cm, Nishinomiya Yacht Harbour, Bottle Crash, acrylic and broken glass on canvas
Punta Campanella 40, 2008, 209x268 cm, Performance with Loco cups and bottles, acrylic on light canvas
Shozo Shimamoto, Performance with Coups, Palazzo dello Spagnuolo Napoli 2008, ph. A. Mardegan, © Fondazione Morra
Shozo Shimamoto, Samurai, acrobata dello sguardo, Performance Bottle Crash, Palazzo Ducale, Genova 2008, ph. A. Mardegan, © Fondazione Morra
Shozo Shimamoto, Vento d'Oriente, Performance Bottle Crash, Punta Campanella 2008, ph. A. Mardegan, © Fondazione Morra
©ALIEN Art Centre, Shozo Shimamoto：Across The Borderlands of Art
©ALIEN Art Centre, Shozo Shimamoto：Across The Borderlands of Art
©ALIEN Art Centre, Shozo Shimamoto：Across The Borderlands of Art
©ALIEN Art Centre, Shozo Shimamoto：Across The Borderlands of Art