Shūzō Takiguchi
# Shūzō Takiguchi

Shūzō Takiguchi (瀧口 修造, Takiguchi Shūzō, December 7, 1903 – July 1, 1979) was a Japanese poet, art critic, and artist. He was the central figure of orthodox Surrealism in pre- and postwar Japan. Devoting his life to exemplifying the movement in its orthodox form. Starting in the 1950s, he began offering new experimental outlets for young postwar avant-garde artists who lacked opportunities for presenting their work in formats other than group exhibitions.

## List of works

### Books of poetry

* Fairy's Distance (妖精の距離, Yōsei no Kyori), 1937
* Poetic Experiments 1927–1937 (詩的実験1927–1937, Shiteki Jikken 1927–1937), 1967
