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Directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara

Sculptures by Sofu—Vita

17m

Directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara • 1963 • Japan

The following is a short film that Hiroshi Teshigahara made in 1963. It documents the installation of a sculpture exhibition at the Sogetsu Institute by his father, Sofu Teshigahara.

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