Tokyo : a collection of photographs / by Takashi Homma ; with an essay by Ivan Vartanian.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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New York : London :
Aperture ; Thames & Hudson [distributor],
c2008.
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| Format: | Book |
| Summary: | "Since the early days of photography, certain cities have become inextricably intertwined with their depiction by great photographers: Eugene Atget in turn-of-the-century Paris; Berenice Abbott in 1930s New York; Ed Ruscha in late-60s Los Angeles. While Daido Moriyama documented the disaffection and dissipation of postwar Tokyo, Takashi Homma picks up the baton with a contemporary portrait of the modern-day metropolis that is both cinematic and complex." "For over a decade, Homma has turned the neutral gaze of his lens toward Tokyo's suburban environs and urban center. His vision of Tokyo navigates a finely nuanced line between sterility and sentimentality, detachment and lusciousness, presenting a sleek, contemporary vision of a postmodern megalopolis populated by a new generation of video game aficionados and enervated fashionistas, but also the site of cutting-edge architectural experiments and quiet rooftop gardens." "While Homma has published extensively inside his native Japan, this is his first volume published for an international audience. Takashi Homma: Tokyo compiles selections from each of the artist's previously-published titles on the city, including Tokyo Suburbia, his seminal work now considered a contemporary classic."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Physical Description: | 239 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Notes: | Bib#: 1091971 |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibligraphical references (p. 235). |
| Language: | English |
| ISBN: | 9781597110594 (pbk.) 1597110590 (pbk.) |
| Bib#: | 1091971 |
