Toyko Art And Design Big As Life

The divergent personalities profiled in the book have collectively engineered entirely new ways of seeing, expanding their influence well beyond Japan and into the arts of Asia, Western Europe, and North America. The book is organized around the physical city, and the role of the megalopolis itself as both the site and inspiration for an unprecedented explosion in the visual arts. It features the new work of renowned talents as well as rising stars including artists such as Takashi Murakami, Naoya Hatakeyama and Chiho Aoshima; architects SANAA, Makoto Yokomizo and Atelier Bow-Wow; product and interior designers Nendo, Tokujin Yoshioka and Naoto Fukasawa; filmmakers Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Hirokazu Kore-eda and Studio Ghibli; and fashion designers such as Rei Kawakubo Nigo, Tsumori Chisato, and United Bamboo among many others.Luna, Ian is the author of 'Toyko Art And Design Big As Life ', published 2007 under ISBN 9780847829255 and ISBN 0847829251.