page_title: Hyperart Thomasson
section_title: The A-bomb type
hierarchical_section_title: Hyperart Thomasson / Types of Thomasson / The A-bomb type
caption_attribution_description: 日本語: 駿河区の南幹線沿いで見つけた原爆型トマソン。かなり縁取りがぼやけている。
context_page_description: Thomasson or Hyperart Thomasson is a type of conceptual art named by the Japanese artist Akasegawa Genpei in the 1980s. It refers to a useless relic or structure that has been preserved as part of a building or the built environment, which has become a piece of art in itself. These objects, although having the appearance of pieces of conceptual art, were not created to be viewed as such. Akasegawa deemed them even more art-like than art itself, and named them "hyperart." In recent years there has been a resurgence of interest in Thomasson, especially since the publication of Akasegawa's work on the subject in English in 2010.
context_section_description: (Japanese: Genbaku taipu 原爆タイプ)
  A 2-D Thomasson. The outline of a building that remains in silhouette on a wall. This can be seen when a section of a tightly packed row of buildings is torn down. Cases that appear due to water are known as Hydrogen bombs (Suibaku 水爆). Cases that appear when a hoarding or sign is torn down are known as Neutron bombs (Chūseishibakudan 中性子爆弾).
caption: Example of an A-bomb Type Thomasson
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