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Little boy : the arts of Japan's exploding subculture / edited by Takashi Murakami ; with contributions by Toshio Okada...[et al.] ; planning and editing by Chiaki Kasahara ; bilingual editing by Reiko Tomii

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Japanese Publication details: New York ; New Haven ; London : Japan society, [2005]Description: xiv, 298 p. : ill. ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 9780300102857 .
  • 9780300102857 .
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Little boy (plates and entries)/edited by Takashi Murakami -- Earth in my window -- Superflat trilogy -- Otaku talk -- On the battlefield of superflat -- Beyond the pleasure room to a chaotic street -- Introducing little boy -- Murakami's Manhattan project -- In the air
Summary: 'Little Boy' examines the culture of postwar Japan through its arts and popular visual media. Focusing on the youth-driven phenomenon of otaku, Takashi Murakami and a notable group of contributors explore the complex historical influences that shape Japanese contemporary art and its distinct graphic languages.
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General General ATU Wellpark Road General Shelves 709.52 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available G106025

Text in English and Japanese

Includes bibliographical references

Little boy (plates and entries)/edited by Takashi Murakami -- Earth in my window -- Superflat trilogy -- Otaku talk -- On the battlefield of superflat -- Beyond the pleasure room to a chaotic street -- Introducing little boy -- Murakami's Manhattan project -- In the air

'Little Boy' examines the culture of postwar Japan through its arts and popular visual media. Focusing on the youth-driven phenomenon of otaku, Takashi Murakami and a notable group of contributors explore the complex historical influences that shape Japanese contemporary art and its distinct graphic languages.

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