page_title: Hyperart Thomasson
section_title: The Useless Doorway
hierarchical_section_title: Hyperart Thomasson / Types of Thomasson / The Useless Doorway
caption_attribution_description: トマソン物件(無用ドア)っぽいが、まだ実用性の残っているものかもしれない。 三原橋地下街 [1]
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: Muyō mon 無用門)
  Even though it has been blocked up, a Useless Doorway still maintains the majesty of its original purpose. In other cases, a Useless Doorway exists in a place that has no need for it, with no wall or fence around it.
caption: Example of a Useless Doorway
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