Signed and dated on the lower right.
There are faint signs of fuzziness due to aging throughout.
There are a few black dirt marks on the right edge.

Enokura Koji (1942-1995), a contemporary artist born in Tokyo, explored the existence and function of objects by using them as subjects rather than materials and delved into the relationships between the body, matter, and the space surrounding them. After graduating from the Tokyo University of the Arts Graduate School of Fine Arts with a major in oil painting in 1968, he won the Scholarship Award at the 7th Paris Youth Biennale in 1971, subsequently staying in Paris for a year. During this period, he held solo exhibitions in Europe and gained high international acclaim at the age of 32. His first solo exhibition in Japan took place at Nishimura Gallery, a space known for being a salon-like gathering spot for artists, writers, and art critics in the late 1970s. His works continued to be widely exhibited in major museums and galleries in Japan and abroad, culminating in a major retrospective at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo in 2005. Enokura is also recognized as a member of the Mono-ha movement. His early works frequently included installations and photographs, but he later shifted his focus to paintings and prints while maintaining to emphasize a materialist perspective.

Beginning with his installation at the exhibition Between Man and Matter in 1970, Enokura attempted to deviate from traditional painting. In this work Intervention Ratio A-No.9, he returned to the canvas, using fabric as a support. The stains created by pressing waste oil onto the fabric confront the direct temporal existence and physicality of the artist through the medium. The tension that arises when the body confronts the object suggests new possibilities for exploring the corporeality and self-concept hidden behind the material.

Nishimura Gallery, Tokyo

"Koji Enokura", Tokyo Gallery, 1978