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Bad guys from early Japanese Tokusatsu: Bad People, a dedicated volume on villains from the 1970s to 1990s

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Taiyō Matsumoto presents: the long-awaited comprehensive illustration collection TAIYOU, arriving after 19 years

Good Dogs: Canine Companions in Art and Illustration

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Tokyo Jazz Joints: A Fading Cultural Heritage — A Journey Through Jazz Cafés

Hideaki Hamada: Haru and Mina

Eleven Years of Tenderly Observing the Beauty in a Child’s Ordinary Days

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Crescent: A Two-Year Collection of Everyday Beauty, Designed as a Companion to Keep

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The Legendary Britpop Band Oasis: A Career-Spanning Photobook, Now Published for the First Time

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Takashi Homma

1962年出生於東京,Takashi Homma在就讀日本大學藝術學部寫真學科之時,便中輟進入知名廣告製作公司Light Publicity擔任廣告攝影師。6年之後轉而前往倫敦發展,工作以時尚雜誌《i-D》為中心。1993年歸國,1995年出版第一本攝影集《Babyland》,並於Parco Gallery舉辦同名展覽。 1999年,攝影集《東京郊外 TOKYO SUBURBIA》榮獲第24回木村伊兵衛寫真賞。同質且單一框架的照片集合,側錄下20世紀末聚集的東京近郊典型新社區風景,成為Homma最廣為人知的系列作品。 認為相機是紀錄的機器,屏除決定性瞬間的主觀性,同時避開浪漫的敘事線。Homma的影像之間經常避免任何情感的託付,藉由拉開與被攝者之間的距離,捕捉著客觀景色。作品時而無法感受到拍攝者的存在,消弭「自我」後的影像呈現一種近乎平庸、甚至乏味的冷調。疏離感的表現之下完美地展現出有別於 Read more...

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Neko: Cats of Japan (9781923239760)

Neko: Cats of Japan

Masayuki Oki

Fall in love with cats from Japan! What do people love more? Cats or Japan? Why compromise? What could be cuter than a book that combines the two?! Neko is a finely curated collection of cute cats doing what they do best in the world’s favorite tourist destination. Whether they’re building their own empire on one of Japan’s dedicated cat islands, roaming the streets looking for fish and scritches, View more...