This exhibition marked the first solo exhibition in Japan of Victor Vasarely, a leading figure of Op Art in the 1960s. Through optical effects that generated sensations of movement, vibration, and spatial depth, Vasarely developed a distinctive form of abstraction based on the repetition and transformation of geometric patterns. The exhibition featured 112 works, including paintings, collages, drawings, reliefs, objects, and tapestries.
The exhibition also reflected the innovative approach of Ikko Tanaka, who was involved in nearly all of the Seibu Museum of Art’s exhibitions and played a significant role not only in visual design but also in exhibition planning. For this exhibition, Tanaka conceived the groundbreaking idea of producing the exhibition poster as a silkscreen print. Sold as an edition at 6,000 yen per sheet, the posters quickly sold out, expanding the value of the exhibition beyond the gallery space itself.
The Sezon Museum of Modern Art holds several works by Vasarely, including Eroed (1979), which was featured in this exhibition, as well as a seventeen-work series based on J. S. Bach (1973).