Shûsaku Arakawa was born on July 6, 1936 in Nagoya, Japan as Shusaka Arakawa. He was a director and writer, known for For Example: A Critique of Never (1971), Why Not: A Serenade of Eschatological Ecology (1970) and Life Extended (2009). He was married to Madeline Gins. He died on May 18, 2010 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
May 18, 2010, New York City, New York, United States
Place Of Birth
Nagoya, Japan
Profession
Director, Writer, Actor
Education
University of Tokyo, Musashino Art University
Awards
Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts, US & Canada
Movies
Why Not (A Serenade of Eschatological Ecology), For Example
Star Sign
Cancer
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Japanese-born conceptual artist and designer, . Along his wife, Madeline Gins, he explored ideas about mortality by creating buildings meant to stop aging and preclude death.
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
For Example: A Critique of Never
1971
Documentary as Arakawa
Why Not: A Serenade of Eschatological Ecology
1970
as Arakawa
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
For Example: A Critique of Never
1971
Documentary written by - as Arakawa
Why Not: A Serenade of Eschatological Ecology
1970
as Arakawa
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
N.N.
1969
voice
Cinematographer
Title
Year
Status
Character
For Example: A Critique of Never
1971
Documentary as Arakawa
Editor
Title
Year
Status
Character
For Example: A Critique of Never
1971
Documentary uncredited
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Shinanai kodomo, Arai Shusaku
2010
Documentary
Himself
Life Extended
2009
Documentary
Himself
Known for movies
For Example: A Critique of Never (1971) as Director
Why Not: A Serenade of Eschatological Ecology (1970) as Director
$400,000