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New York: Aperture, 2008. First edition, first printing. A fine, unmarked, unread copy. 10 x 7 inches. 239 pages. Color reproductions. Printed wrappers. "Since the advent of photography, certain cities have become inextricably intertwined with their depiction by great photographers: Eugène 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. As in all of his work, Homma's 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 fashionistas.…
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- Title Takashi Homma: Tokyo
- Author Homma, Takashi
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- Edition First
- Pages 239
- Language ENG
- Publisher Aperture, New York
- Date 2008-05
- ISBN 9781597110594
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New York: Aperture, 2008. First edition, first printing. A fine, unmarked, unread copy. 10 x 7 inches. 239 pages. Color reproductions. Printed wrappers. Signed in Japanese by Homma on the half-title and dated 2 July 2008. "Since the advent of photography, certain cities have become inextricably intertwined with their depiction by great photographers: Eugène 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. As in all of his work, Homma's vision of Tokyo navigates a finely nuanced line between sterility and sentimentality, detachment and lusciousness, presenting a sleek, contemporary vision of a postmodern megalopolis…
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