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Article, 2012, Frédéric Prot

On Judo, Considered As One of the Fine Arts

Yves Klein had already been practicing Judo for five years when he arrived in Yokohama in September 1952. He was to refine his technique in the famous Kōdōkan in Tokyo over a period of several months. In February 1954, he finally returned to Europe with a rare 4th Dan black belt, obtained on December 18, 1953. His Judo continued to develop throughout his work, as he Yves Klein points out a formal and spiritual analogy between the writhings Robert Godet hosted the first anthropometric meeting...
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Article, 2013, Elena Palumbo-Mosca

TateShots: Yves Klein Anthropometries

TateShots asked one of Yves Klein's collaborators about her experience of being used as a 'human paintbrush'Yves Klein used naked women as ‘human paintbrushes’ to make his Anthropometry paintings, which were produced as elaborate performances in front of an audience. Klein, in bow-tie and suit, would conduct the women as they covered themselves in paint (a colour he patented as ‘International Klein Blue’) and made imprints of their bodies. During the performance musicians played his...
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