roadside ishikawa tradition classical

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5 reviews
Kyoichi Tsuzuki

Ram Pubns & Dist, 1995

Accurate, Fascinating and Fun Look at Real Tokyo Life
I'm a New Yorker, but I live in Tokyo now, and I'm very taken with the way that my native friends live: their apartments are creatively crowded, cozy and hip, with lots of monomania that communicates volumes about their personalities. "Tokyo Style" is the first such book I've seen, and I thoroughly enjoyed the photos, and especially the witty comments by the author. I only wish it wasn't so ...

Robert Mapplethorpe And The Classical Tradition

3 reviews
Jennifer Blessing, Arkady Ippolitov, ...

Guggenheim Museum, 2004

The Classical Tradition
A fantastic reference in respect of Robert Mapplethorpe's more purist work. Amazingly well presented, printed and published, it has relevant accompanying text and essays, and as with most Mapplethrorpe images, the plates are simply brilliant. Be aware, this text is an important part of the book, so it's not all just pictures, but it asssists with giving an insight into the formalist manner in ...

Kyuyoh Ishikawa (Art Random, Vol 77)

1 review

Kyoto Shoin International, 1991

Wonderful avant-garde calligraphy/painting.
A cross between musical-notation, a circuit board, and calligraphy - this is fresh, unique work. I liked it so much that I had some of Ishikawa's work tattooed on my arm!

Roadside Japan

3 reviews

RAM U.S.A., Publications and Distribution, 1998

also true to life
I got this book after I read Tokyo Style, also by Kyoichi Tsuzuki. As with that book, this one has huge, glossy pics and if you can afford it, it's an entertaining book. I lived near/visited several of the places discussed in the book when I lived in Japan from 1993-1998. I got the feeling at some of the locations that they weren't much used to seeing foreigners. I got my copy in Japan, ...

Tokyo: A Certain Style

25 reviews
Kyoichi Tsuzuki

Chronicle Books, 1999

How the others live
Its good to see how other cultures live, the style of types of living spaces that the Japanese have as a posed to that of America and Australia etc. Certainly an eye opener. The photography is nice the light is pretty much all natural. There were a few photos where I have been able to make out some titles of manga that the people have and found some that I own. If you are interested to see ...