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The secret art of useless things

Chapter 1

The birth of the useless masterpiece

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Chapter 2

Cataloging the bizarre categories of Tomasson

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Chapter 3

The court case that shook Japanese art

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Chapter 4

Spotting hyperart in the wild today

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Ch 1 · The birth of the useless masterpiece
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Defining the concept of hyperart

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Fun Fact

Gary Thomasson's legacy: The baseball player who inspired 'Tomasson' had no idea his name became a Japanese word for architectural uselessness.

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The baseball player who struck out

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Glossary
staircase (noun)
A flight of steps leading from one floor of a building to another, typically with banisters. In 1972, Genpei Akasegawa discovered a defunct one in Yotsuya, Tokyo, which led to no doorway.

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Quiz

What is a key requirement for an architectural anomaly to be classified as a 'Tomasson'?

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Gossip

Which Tomasson origin story is cooler?

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Pocket Thomasson

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choko The staircase to nowhere

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Quiz

What group did Genpei Akasegawa help form in 1986 to search for these architectural relics?

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choko The baseball player who struck out

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Quiz

What was unique about the original 'Yotsuya Staircase' discovered by Genpei Akasegawa?

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choko The street observation boom in Japan

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Quiz

The artistic term 'Tomasson' was named after Gary Thomasson, who worked in which profession?

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Quiz

In which Japanese city did artist Genpei Akasegawa discover the original 'Yotsuya Staircase' in 1972?

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Quiz

In which decade did Genpei Akasegawa first coin the term 'Hyperart Tomasson'?

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Quiz

For which Japanese baseball team did Gary Thomasson play when he inspired the term 'Tomasson'?

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Quiz

What was the name of the Japanese magazine where Genpei Akasegawa first published reader photos of Tomassons?

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