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Category: Books
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PingMag: Sumie Kawakami Interviewed
PingMag interviews Sumie Kawakami, author of Chin Music Press‘ GOODBYE MADAME BUTTERFLY.
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Japanese Book Covers
Momus takes us on a slideshow tour of Japanese book covers he likes, all taken from Amazon Japan listings.
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JaPRESS Interviewed
Want to know everything there is to know about Patrick Macias and jaPRESS, the company he co-owns with Izumi Evers? Well then head on over to About.com’s manga corner for this giant interview.
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PechaKucha Night Book Available Online
Although released during Tokyo Design Week 2007, PECHAKUCHA NIGHT: A CELEBRATION is finally available for purchase online, at only 2000 yen, which includes shipping to anywhere. The book is edited by Uleshka, who most of you may remember as the chief editor of PingMag, and designed by Ian Lynam, who talks more about the book…
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Kwon Choul and Kabukicho
Max Hodges, who runs White Rabbit Press, has started a blog, and one of his first posts covers Tokyo-based photographer Kwon Choul and his photobook, ONCE UPON A TIME IN KABUKICHO: 1996-2006.
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Goodbye Madame Butterfly Release Party
Yes, the book has been out for a month or two now, but it’s never too late to celebrate, so head on over to Chin Music Press‘ release party for GOODBYE MADAME BUTTERFLY this coming Tuesday (December 18, 19:00) at the Pink Cow in Shibuya.
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Tokyo Haiku Contest
Tokyo Art Beat contributed a column to the latest edition of the TIME OUT GUIDE TO TOKYO — it covers galleries in Ginza — and they’ve set up a contest, the prize consisting of a copy of the guide, as well as lunch with the TAB team. To win, you need to write a haiku…
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Neojaponisme: Sumie Kawakami Interviewed
Neojaponisme interviews journalist and author Sumie Kawakami about her Chin Music Press release, GOODBYE MADAME BUTTERFLY: SEX, MARRIAGE AND THE MODERN JAPANESE WOMAN.
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Le nid de l’histoire
Audrey Fondecave’s new exhibition, “Le nid de l’histoire,” will take place at La Galerie des Nakamura in Edogawabashi from November 30 until December 16. It includes works from her just-released book, DANS LA PEAU D’ANE, with Yayako Uchida, as well as a new installation. There will be an opening party, with Uchida on hand to…
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Hara’s Designing Design Reviewed
Core77 reviews designer Kenya Hara‘s new English book, DESIGNING DESIGN. I really want to get my hands on this, since I’m such a fan of his work, but it doesn’t seem to be available here yet. I do have his FILING book, which I love.