Friday, May 6, 2011

Japanese Avant Garde Underground Theater Posters










Size: 11” x 21” - HUGE!! - Pages: 120 - Published: 2004 - Price: $78 - Binding: Softcover

This is an amazing collection of artwork. 100 theater posters from the Japanese underground theater, dating from 1965 - 1986 and bound in extra large format on thick, high quality paper. This is a well done compilation. Pictures are beautifully reproduced and the subject matter very compelling.Text and poster details in both English and Japanese. Includes contrubutions (in both languages) as follows: The Golden age of Theatre Posters - Senda Akihiko The Poster is a Play's Opening Move - Kara Juro We Couldn't Imagine Plays Without Posters - Kujo Kyoko Posters Speak for the Era - Sasame Hiroyuki Posters Soaked up the Atmosphere of That Wild Era - Kuwabara Shigeo These articles are followed by the 100 full page, color posters and they are indexed at the end.





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