KILZ FILLZ Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 I learned about this yesterday on a podcast and started digging. Never heard of this term before but was vaguely familiar with the idea and have seen photos of stairways leading to walls, doors leading to nothing and maintained objects that serve no real purpose (hand rail where there are no stairs from skating days). Going to be posting what I find in the wild and anything especially interesting I stumble upon online. ——— About — Thomasson or Hyperart Thomasson (Japanese: Tomason トマソン or Chōgeijutsu Tomason 超芸術トマソン) is a type of conceptual art named by the Japanese artist Akasegawa Genpei in the 1980s. It refers to a useless relic or structure that has been preserved as part of a building or the built environment, which has become a piece of art in itself. These objects, although having the appearance of pieces of conceptual art, were not created to be viewed as such. Akasegawa deemed them even more art-like than art itself, and named them "hyperart." In recent years there has been a resurgence of interest in Thomasson, especially since the publication of Akasegawa's work on the subject in English in 2010. Origin of the term — The term Thomasson comes from the professional baseball player Gary Thomasson, who was signed by the Yomiuri Giants for a record-breaking sum of money, and spent his final two seasons with the team (1981–1982) coming close to setting the league strikeout record before being benched. Akasegawa viewed Thomasson's useless position on the team as a fitting analogy for "an object, part of a building, that was maintained in good condition, but with no purpose, to the point of becoming a work of art." In Japanese there is no differentiation between singular and plural versions of the noun Tomason, therefore in English too, Thomasson can refer to one or many of these objects. In English, the term is sometimes spelled Tomason, or Thomason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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NightmareOnElmStreet Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 Monday morning podcast? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightmareOnElmStreet Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 Shit is so weird. Vast. And cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILZ FILLZ Posted June 10, 2020 Author Share Posted June 10, 2020 33 minutes ago, NightmareOnElmStreet said: Monday morning podcast? Zip......................... recruitahhhh yep exactly right!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 13 hours ago, NightmareOnElmStreet said: Shit is so weird. Vast. And cool. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILZ FILLZ Posted June 16, 2020 Author Share Posted June 16, 2020 I think I found two in my old neighborhood these small curbs for drains that have since been filled in. Cheaper to leave the curbs than to demo them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILZ FILLZ Posted June 28, 2020 Author Share Posted June 28, 2020 Almost got another one. But this one isn’t maintained so not a ‘real Thomasson’ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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KILZ FILLZ Posted June 28, 2020 Author Share Posted June 28, 2020 6 minutes ago, nicklesndimes said: yes, now that this thread is created i am noticing them everywhere haha Hell yeah that’s what’s up 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILZ FILLZ Posted July 5, 2020 Author Share Posted July 5, 2020 Handrails for a staircase that no longer exists. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILZ FILLZ Posted August 8, 2020 Author Share Posted August 8, 2020 deleted doorway 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILZ FILLZ Posted March 6, 2021 Author Share Posted March 6, 2021 Saw this one today stairs to a door that’s not there anymore 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Knight Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 Link to this podcast? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILZ FILLZ Posted March 7, 2021 Author Share Posted March 7, 2021 18 hours ago, Dark_Knight said: Link to this podcast? https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/thomassons/ 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILZ FILLZ Posted March 7, 2021 Author Share Posted March 7, 2021 I recommend that pod in general 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILZ FILLZ Posted June 18, 2021 Author Share Posted June 18, 2021 Thomasson stairs I saw today. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILZ FILLZ Posted July 25, 2022 Author Share Posted July 25, 2022 Doorway 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILZ FILLZ Posted July 31, 2023 Author Share Posted July 31, 2023 Thomasson pay phone 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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KILZ FILLZ Posted February 11 Author Share Posted February 11 garage doors in alleyway deleted by addition of gas meter 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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