Aside from their collection and limited appearances in gay magazines, Hasegawa's monograph Paradise Vision (1996 Kochi Studio) has been the main gateway into his works. But a note he left near his portrait of an earlier queer Japanese writer and victim of suicide, Yukio Mishima, requested that the work he left behind be donated to Gallery Naruyama in Tokyo, who currently holds the majority of his collected works. His suicide at the age of 54 shocked the art world and his influence might have narrowed even further when his family was prepared to destroy his remaining paintings. He was prolific during his short life but commercially limited by his own refusal to distribute his work outside of Japan. Now recognized as one of the most influential creators of homoerotic art in Japan and throughout the global queer community, Hawegawa's reputation was fairly confined during his lifetime. Added over 4 years ago by Brixton Sandhals Last updated almost 3 years ago. Hasegawa was a master of homoerotic fetish art, often within fantastical and mystical settings, featuring Indian, Thai, Tibetan Buddhist, African, Japanese, and Balinese elements influenced by his extensive travels. Provenance: Private collection, Los Angeles. Stamp-signed in Japanese, upper right dated year, month/day "1981 2/15" lower left. Hasegawa was a master of homoerotic fetish art, often within fantastical and mystical.
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