Pleasure and asceticism, openness to and aloofness from the world, the personal and the impersonal ... these and other related oppositions are the poles of Japanese philosophy and life, of a dialectic tension intensified through the encounter with western culture. The title Desire and Void underscores this polarity. "Desire" alludes to taboos surrounding sex and the body, issues of increasing importance in present-day Japan. The "void" represents the Buddhist concept of emptiness as timelessness but stands as well for a ...
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Pleasure and asceticism, openness to and aloofness from the world, the personal and the impersonal ... these and other related oppositions are the poles of Japanese philosophy and life, of a dialectic tension intensified through the encounter with western culture. The title Desire and Void underscores this polarity. "Desire" alludes to taboos surrounding sex and the body, issues of increasing importance in present-day Japan. The "void" represents the Buddhist concept of emptiness as timelessness but stands as well for a state of alienation that leaves an indelible mark on Japanese life today. Represented under the programmatical title Japanese Photography, Desire and Void are twelve contemporary photographic artists selected by curator Peter Weiermair for their extraordinary accomplishments in the medium in recent years - for works unique in both their formal and thematic power and characterized by an impressive command of advanced technologies. The photographers presented here exemplify the most innovative positions not only in current Japanese art but in the international art scene as well.
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First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 4to. pp 175. Original publisher's black boards with white lettering at spine. Copiously illustrated in colour and black and white throughout. ISBN: 390816270X Very good in slightly chipped, very good minus dust jacket.
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Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 390816270X. Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing of first edition. Book is in near fine condition, crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Unclipped dust jacket is fresh and bright, with a touch of crimp at one corner. 4to. 175 pp. Including index. In protective Mylar. Large item--will require additional postage if shipped outside the U. S.