The work of Jean Dubuffet, characterized by an art rooted in fundamental human impulses and what he described as a raw, unrefined creativity, was first introduced to Japan at the Yomiuri Indépendant Exhibition in 1951. Although only a single work was shown and this was before the Informel movement had reached Japan, Dubuffet later came to be recognized as one of the pioneering figures whose ideas anticipated and influenced the development of Informel in Japan.
This exhibition was a major retrospective featuring 163 works—including paintings, watercolors, drawings, and sculptures—created between 1943 and 1982. Drawn primarily from the collections of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris and the Dubuffet Foundation, it provided a comprehensive overview of the artist’s career.
The Sezon Museum of Modern Art holds Dubuffet’s Table Fauve (1951) in its collection.