Mavo was a Japanese group of artists active in the late Taisho period (1912-26), as the product of both European Modernism and Japanese Futurism. Art and ideology were inseprably intertwined; Mavo artists worked at the intersection of cultural life, ideology, politics, and society. Mediums for artists included magazine publication, art criticism, book illustration, poster design, dance and theatrical performances, and architectural projects.
