This landmark publication accompanies a major retrospective exhibition of Takashi Murakami’s paintings. Although other volumes on Murakami in English address the crossover between his fine art and commercial output, this book presents the first serious consideration of his work as a painter. It provides a sustained consideration of the artist’s relationship to the tradition of Japanese painting and his facility in straddling high and low, ancient and modern, eastern and western, commercial and high art. Lavishly illustrated with large-scale images of works that span his art student days to now—many reproduced together for the first time—the book contextualizes Murakami’s output in postwar Japan with essays that situate the artist in relation to folklore, traditional Japanese painting Nihonga, the Tokyo art scene in the 1980s and 1990s, and the threat of nuclear annihilation. The volume includes essays by curator Michael Darling, Michael Dylan Foster, Chelsea Foxwell, Reuben Keehan, and Akira Mizuta Lippit, as well as a biography and exhibition history, selected bibliography, and index.
Barry McGee - Reproduction (Hand Customized)
Hardcover, 224 pages with 250 images, measures 8.5 x 11 inches. (T3)
This book is personally customized - See photos!
- An exterior silver spray paint job
- Stamped with Barry McGee designed stamps (in three places) These are his own personal stamps.
Barry McGee - Reproduction (Tagged with TWIST) - Tier 1
Hardcover, 224 pages with 250 images, measures 8.5 x 11 inches.
*Limit is 1 per customer, additional book purchases will be refunded back*
This book is personally customized - See photos!
Tier 1 includes:
- A hand done "TWIST" tag by McGee
- An exterior silver spray paint job sanded and buffed
- Stamped with Barry McGee's personal and designed stamps
View Tier 2 and Tier 3 options.
NOTE: Photos show examples of "TWIST" tag, they are all done by hand and will vary.
City of Darkness Revisited
Measures 11 x 11 inches, Hardcover, Color and Black & White images, 356 pages.
After several failed attempts, Kowloon Walled City was finally demolished 20 years ago, leaving behind a legacy of fascination that continues to grow, fuelled in part by the extraordinary community’s many urban legends. Designed and edited by Greg Girard and Ian Lambot, the team behind ‘City of Darkness: Life in Kowloon Walled City’, this new publication questions those myths and explores the reality behind the Walled City’s extraordinary architecture and development. Through photographs, drawings and documents, many previously unpublished, plus an extended article by Hong Kong-based writer and journalist Fionnuala McHugh, the full story is revealed.
Craft Coffee, a Manual by Jessica Easto
Hardcover, 272 pages, 6x8x1 inches
"An engaging resource that holds value for home brewers and professionals alike. This is a coffee book well worth poring over."
-Ellie Bradley, editor, Fresh Cup Magazine
Written by a coffee enthusiast for coffee enthusiasts, is a comprehensive guide to improving your brew at home. The book provides all the information readers need to discover what they like in a cup of specialty coffee—and how to replicate the perfect cup day after day. From the science of extraction and brewing techniques to choosing equipment and deciphering coffee bags, Craft Coffee focuses on the issues—cost, time, taste, and accessibility—that home coffee brewers negotiate and shows that no matter where you are in your coffee journey, you can make a great cup at home.
Oishinbo: Japanese Cuisine - A la Carte - Sake