Text. Jap. with engl. summaries. Incl. biographies.

Text dt., engl. - Published on the occasion of the 1995 exhibition Paul Graham: Empty heaven - photographs from Japan 1989-1995 at the Kunstmuseum, Wolfsburg, Germany. Incl. exhibition history and bibliography in a separate 12-page insert. From the publisher: "In these visceral photographs Paul Graham scrutinizes the scar tissue of contemporary Japanese society. He identifies a collective amnesia still obscuring decades after the end of WW II the memory of unconditional surrender and total defeat. At the same time he scrutinizes the benevolent and polite surfaces of Japanese culture that mask the power structures underlying it." (Antiq. Borelli, Albuquerque NM, 02.2004).

Text jap. - Illustrated with black-and-white and color photographs by Daido Moriyama which show a series of images of women in bondage, including reproductions of numerous contact sheets. Moriyama's extremely scarce and highly sought-after fifth book. - Nur Kurztitelaufnahme 06.2006.

Title translates as “First, throw out verisimilitude”. Photographs by Daido Moriyama, with additional text (in Japanese). Moriyama's extremely scarce second book. Erratum sheet laid in.

Limited edition of 30. Book with 20 mounted original color photographs, all of which feature fake cherry blossoms seen in situ in Japan's capital city (also includes a velum-like fine paper cover page). Book is enclosed in a cherry-pink silk-covered Japanese-style hand-made four-sided hinged case (shiho chitsu, top cover and all four corners fold out when 'bone-like' clasps are removed). Four-sided hinged case size is 10 5/8 x 14 1/4 inches, book size is 10 1/2 x 13 7/8, matt size is 10 x 13 5/8 inches and print size is 7x10 inches. This edition was numbered and signed by Parr on the velum-like cover page. This special edition book was exclusively produced for eyestorm. Out-of-print. Very scarce. - From the publisher: "'Cherry Blossom Time in Tokyo' is Martin Parr's personal view of the complex mixture of ancient and modern, authentic and artificial that is modern Japan. Only those flowers in the background of the first image are real: the successive images all feature fake blooms in locations that are progressively distanced from the natural world. Seen looped around shop displays of laptops, mobile phones, cameras and necklaces, these flowers soften, and are in striking contrast to, the bright, colorful world of commerce that is focused on in the photographs.. displaying Martin Parr's sharp eye for absurdity and abundant humor."

Photographs by Daido Moriyama, in two parts. Poems (in Japanese), printed between the two sections of photographs, by Shuji Terayama.Beautifully printed in rich photogravure.Moriyama's extremely scarce and highly sought-after first book. - From Moriyama writings about his first book: "...chaotic everyday existence is what I think Japan is all about. This kind of theatricality is not just a metaphor but is also, I think, our actual reality."

Photographs by Daido Moriyama. Text by Shoji Yamagishi; also includes a brief biography (both in English and Japanese). Out of print. Extremely scarce. Moriyama’s 7th book.

Photographs and brief text by Daido Moriyama. Incl. a brief biography (both in English and Japanese). Book beautifully printed (most printed full-bleed and over 2-page spreads).

Limited deluxe edition of 100 numbered copies, signed by Yamamoto, in a custom-made box of heavy clear acrylic, with an original toned gelatin silver print by Yamamoto (print edition of 100, signed on verso by Yamamoto, print size is 3 1/4 x 2 3/4 inches). Wood and paper scroll, 12 x 228 inches, beautifully printed on uncoated fine Japanese paper. The scroll is bound by a small loose title sheet with an attached string. The Deluxe Edition floats in an all-clear acrylic box which is larger than the wood-and-acrylic box housing the regular edition. The Deluxe Edition is also hand-chopped (stamped w/ the artist's name, using his personal "chop"), whereas on the regular edition, the "chop" is foil-stamped in red. - . - From the publisher: "Dictionary Definition of Nakazora: The space between sky and earth, the place where birds, etc. fly. Empty air. An internal hollow. Vague. Hollow. Around the center of the sky. Or, emptiness. A state when the feet do not touch the ground. Inattentiveness. The inability to decide between two things. Midway. The center of the sky (the zenith). A Buddhist term.“ Nakazora is the second publication on the work of Japanese artist Masao Yamamoto. But this is no book: the artist has designed a scroll measuring over eighteen feet long, beautifully printed in process color on uncoated Japanese stock. The timelessness of Yamamoto's imagery is beautifully echoed in scroll presentation. The scroll was one of the earliest vehicles used for storing and presenting visual information. Nakazora combines the aesthetic and tactile attributes of this traditionally one-off format with the advantages of modern printing technology. A striking marriage of traditional and hi-tech materials and production techniques, Nakazora redefines the term 'artists' book.'"

Photographs by Masao Yamamoto. Designed by Reiko Nakajima and Masao Yamamoto. Project coordination by Maya Ishiwata. Limited special edition of 100 copies, signed and "chopped" in kanji by Yamamoto, with an original toned gelatin silver print by Yamamoto (print edition of 100, numbered and signed on verso by Yamamoto, this being edition #14/100, print size is 4 3/4 x 3 1/4 inches). Leporello (accordion-fold), 11 3/8 x 142 inches (when fully-opened), hand bound between two clear-lacquered hardwood covers, housed in a custom-made matching wooden box (title stamped on wooden front and lid of box), no dust jacket as issued. The special edition has a slightly deeper (and darker) box, with a compartment under the book where the print is contained. Color plates beautifully printed on uncoated fine Japanese paper. 11 3/8 (length) x 3 1/2 (width) x 1 1/8 (height) inches. Presentation case is 12 (length) x 4 (width) x1 7/8 (height) inches. - - From the publisher: "Our newest publication on the work of Japanese artist Masao Yamamoto, Ômizuao is an accordion-bound "pillow book," a collection of landscapes, flowers and female nudes. The artist has used the accordion format to create an installation which measures some 14 feet when fully opened, but which can also be viewed as 45 individual spreads. Beautifully printed in process color on uncoated art paper, Ômizuao is hand bound in two clear-lacquered hardwood covers, and presented in a matching wooden box. Many of the images it includes were made specifically for this book, and are presented here for the first time. Ômizuao is published in two versions. The regular edition is limited to 1,000 copies; a special edition of 100 signed copies is also available, and includes a signed original print. Masao Yamamoto's work is included in prominent public and private collections throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. His previous publications have sold out quickly; early orders are encouraged."

Photographs and text by Moriyama. Designed by Naomichi Kawahata. Includes a photographically illustrated folded broadsheet laid-in (14 1/4 x 19 7/8 inches), with text by Moriyama (in English and Japanese, translated by Lisa Louis and Hitoshi Shigeta) and 14 additional b/w reproductions. Beautifully printed full-bleed by Nissha Printing Co., Ltd., Japan. One of the best books published on Moriyama's work, reminiscent (in design and raw, gritty photographic style), of 'Bye, Bye Photography, Dear' (1972) and his first book 'Japan: A Photo Theater' (1968). One of the very best photography books published in recent years, and certain to become a landmark book of Moriyama's work! Out-of-print (sold out prior to publication). - From the publisher: "A few decades since then, Shuji Terayama has already died, and the current town of Shinjuku shows signs of becoming a near future city. The real and the virtual, pleasure and pathos are entangled night and day, and this becomes a huge stadium where the gathering crowds wander, holding their raggle taggle desires. There is no place for which words such as "melting pot" or "purgatory" are more suited than the town of Shinjuku." - Also available as limited edition of 500 unnumbered copies, signed (in English, "Daido") in silver marker recto the half-title page by Moriyama.

Text engl., jap. - Photographs by Masao Yamamoto. Texts by Shintaro Ajioka (English translation by Yumiko Urae) and Hiromi Nakamura, Curator, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography (English translation by Lisa Louis and Hitoshi Shigeta), in a separate 10-page folding insert. Printed on lush Italian paper. Debossed stiff wrappers made of black Fabriano (published only in wraps) in stiff paper slipcase.From the publisher: "The photographs of Japanese artist Masao Yamamoto remind one of postcards or snapshots, records of intimate moments that are at once fleeting and eternal, private and universal. Bent, frayed and stained, the jewel-like prints - most of which are small enough to fit into the palm of a hand - transcend their medium and become more than their subject."

Includes an annotated, illustrated, chronological checklist of over 400 cameras in the exhibition as well as essays on the cameras and optics. - Nur Kurztitelaufnahme 09.2005.

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Andere Ausgabe: Originalausgabe De Japanse fotografie van 1848 tot heden. Amsterdam: The Canon Photo Gallery 1980. - Nur Kurztitelaufnahme 09.2005.