Round 500: Tossup 12

In 2013, the Guggenheim restaged a work from this country that consisted of polyethylene tubes filled with colored water and suspended like hammocks. The manifesto of a movement from this country declares “lock these corpses into their tombs” and vows to bring life to material rather than “falsify” it. (-5[1])An artist from this country was inspired by Jackson Pollock and Allan Kaprow’s “happenings” for a performance in which he rolled around in a pile of mud wearing loincloths. (-5[1])Another (-5[1])artist from this country created an alias of a cartoonish, large-eared mouse called Mr. DOB. That artist from this country designed the cover of Kanye West’s Graduation (10[1])using his trademark (10[1])“superflat” aesthetic. (-5[1])For 10 points, name this country home to the Gutai Art movement and Takashi Murakami. (10[1])■END■ (10[3])

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