For a New World to Come: Experiments in Japanese Art and Photography, 1968–1979

First Edition, 2015. 255 pages.

Book measures 9.75 x 12.25 inches. Illustrated boards with printed glassine dust jacket. Near Fine showing only minimal signs of wear. Binding is solid, and glassine dust jacket is intact without any chips or tears. A scarce monograph.

This book focuses on a period in Japan after student protests and avant-garde art initiatives of the late 1960s when many artists sought different avenues of expression, using photography in experimental and conceptual ways as part of their larger artistic practice. Many photographers also responded by moving away from a straight documentary approach, some displaying their images in series and installations as works of art. For a New World to Come provides a thought-provoking look at photography-based works and other works by twenty-nine of these artists, including such well-known names as Nobuyoshi Araki, Koji Enokura, Daido Moriyama, Hitoshi Nomura, Jiro Takamatau and many others. This monograph was published to coincide with the major exhibition at MFA Houston.