One of my favorite photobooks of 2016, daisuke yokotas matter burnout, is more like a series of mysterious film stills, in grainy blackandwhite and nearpureliquid color. The tohoku photographs were inspired byyokotahappeningupon an ancient ginkgo tree in the aomori prefecture. The first thing you notice about daisuke yokotas photographs is their texture. The show will open with a public reception for the artist on saturday, september 26, from 6. Daisuke yokota back yard softcover print run approx 700 copies according to yokota signed. Matter burn out photographs by daisuke yokota lensculture. Daisuke yokota taratine 2015 published by session press 160 pages 22 x 28 cm book 55,7 x 86,4 cm posterfirst edition limited to 500 copies. The first edtion of taratine is limited to 500 copies. Yokota is a rising star in the world of japanese and international photography. Comprised of photographs and a moving essay penned by yokota, taratine is his most personal work to date. As much a book about sounds and smells as one of imagestaratine heightens all the. His latest book taratine is a visual ode to his mother and longtime girlfriend that takes the discovery of a ginkgo tree in aomori, tohoku in 2007 as its jump off point. Taratine daisuke yokota edition of 500 dashwood books. Taratine daisuke by yokota session press tohoku tokyo gingko.
Daisuke yokota untitled bedroom from the taratine series. Immerse is the final chapter of the teikai trilogy, started in may 2014 with the release of linger, followed by teikai wandering at midnight in september 2014. Highly regarded for his technical and aesthetic kinships with the avantgarde monoha movement of the 60s and. Highly regarded for his technical and aesthetic kinships with the avantgarde monoha movement of the 60s and with provokeera masters such as daido moriyama and takuma nakahira, taratine represents a new direction for yokota, one that centers his work for the. Kominek is a photography publisher and gallery based in berlin. We recollect a single experience from the past again and again. Highly regarded for his technical and aesthetic kinships with the avantgarde monoha movement of the 60s and with provokeera masters such as daido moriyama and takuma nakahira, taratine represents a new direction for yokota, one that centers his work for the first time in another japanese tradition, that. There is one other book thats still relatively easy to get. Taratine combines two bodies of new workone from a road trip to tohoku in 2007, and a second taken in tokyo in 2014. Yokota s new photobook taratine continues with this now familiar aesthetic and image making process, but it is definitely his most personal and intimate project to date. Daisuke yokota back yard, self published, 2012, japan. Highly recommended, even you may have to pay a premium as i understand the book is now out of print.
Daisuke yokota majored in photography at nippon photography institute in tokyo. Taratine is as much a book of sounds and smells as one of imagesa heightening of all our senses that breathes fresh air into a grand japanese tradition. Dec 04, 2015 yokotas new photobook taratine continues with this now familiar aesthetic and image making process, but it is definitely his most personal and intimate project to date. Oct 01, 2015 taratine, is the first us monograph by acclaimed japanese photographer daisuke yokota. Session press is pleased announce taratine the first us monograph acclaimed japanese photographer yokota. Taratine was selected as a book of the week by simon baker.
Known for combining multiple tools and often breaking the rules, h e has developed a distinct visual language that challenges the usual limits of photography. Following the success and sensation of daisuke yokotas work in asia and europe, roman road is delighted to present emergence, his first solo exhibition in london. Highly regarded for his technical and aesthetic kinships with the avantgarde monoha movement of the 60s and with provokeera masters such as daido moriyama and takuma nakahira, taratine represents a new direction for yokota, one. Highly regarded for his technical and aesthetic kinships with the avantgarde monoha movemen. From 2010 til today, yokotas name has graced the pages of no less than eleven books and it seems that he has no intention of slowing down simon bowcock, a contributing writer for lensculture, wrote about yokotas vertigo series earlier this year, after seeing the pictures at paris photo. The book beckons with its abstract beauty, and rewards all kinds of readingfrom front to back, or back to front, or. Limited number of posters from taratine, the first us monograph by daisuke yokota, published by session press in 2015. Highly regarded for his technical and aesthetic kinships with the avantgarde monoha movement of the 60s and with provokeera masters such as daido moriyama and takuma nakahira, taratine. Taratine, is the first us monograph by acclaimed japanese photographer daisuke yokota. Comprised of photographs and a moving essay penned by yokota, taratineis his most personal work to date.
Highly regarded for his technical and aesthetic kinships with the avantgardemonohamovement of the 60s and withprovokeera masters such asdaido moriyama and takuma nakahira,taratinerepresents a new direction for yokota, one that centers his work for the first time in another japanese tradition, that of. Memories brought out in relation present condition through this repeatabl. Comprised of photographs and a moving essay written by yokota, taratine is his most personal work to date. Taratine by daisuke yokota is a limited edition print and framed poster, published by session press, the frame comes with an antireflective artglass. Highly regarded for his technical and aesthetic kinships with the avantgarde monoha movement of the 60s and with provokeera masters such asdaido moriyama and takuma nakahira,taratine represents a new direction for yokota, one that centers his work for the first time in another japanese tradition, that of. Available for sale from miyako yoshinaga, daisuke yokota, untitled bedroom from the taratine series 2015, archival pigment print, 19 34. Taratine by daisuke yokota is a limited edition print and framed poster, published by session press, the frame comes with an antireflective artglass entangled by the roots of the mythical taratine tree, the women of yokotas life mother and girlfriend are united in this work. I wrote the afterword for daisuke yokotas book taratine, the most personal of his publications so far, which is based around the taratine gingko tree found in. Text by daisuke yokota, marc feustel, design by geoff han. As much a book about sounds and smells as one of images taratine heightens all the senses as it breathes fresh air into a grand japanese tradition. Additionally, we are pleased to release daisuke yokota.
Yokotas creative process starts at the point where many other photographers are almost finished. Highly regarded for his technical and aesthetic kinships with the avantgardemonohamovement of the 60s and withpr. Taratine, the most personal of his publications so far, which is based around the taratine gingko tree found in japans aoyama prefecture. Over the course of the past year, ive probably spent more time looking at daisuke yokotas photography than at any other artists. Daisuke yokota is quickly establishing himself as among the most innovative and original of the new generation of photographers in japan.
Post jobs, find pros, and collaborate commissionfree in our professional marketplace. Published by spewedition collective founded by daisuke yokota, naohiro utagawa and koji kitagawa. Daisuke yokota belongs to a new generation of young japanese photographers who are radically interweaving photography and bookmaking, breaking rules, combining multiple tools, and pushing experimental limits to the extreme. Taratine by daisuke yokota dashwood books publications and. Session press is pleased to announce taratine, the first us monograph by.
Selected as one of the best books of 2015 by john phelan. Books by alec soth, viviane sassen, rinko kawauchi, enirque metinides, senta simond, daisuke yokota, greg girard, bryan schutmaat, mark steinmetz photography books. Color photographs, a new publication dedicated to the artists. Said to be his most personal work to datemore photographic novel than photo collectiontaratine takes its title from a gingko tree. Taratine brings together two bodies of new workone from a road trip to tohoku in 2007, and a second taken in tokyo in 2014. Tarantine, the first us monograph by japanese photographer daisuke yokota. Jan 01, 2015 the book is a personal project by the artist. As he meticulously experiments with various postproduction processes, the physicality. Highly regarded for his technical and aesthetic kinships with the avantgarde monoha movement of the 60s and with provokeera masters such as daido moriyama and takuma nakahira, taratine represents a new direction for yokota, one that centers his work for the first time. Bookshop for kominek books, kominek gallery, rare and out of print photography books. Design by geoff han session press is pleased to announce taratine, the first us monograph by acclaimed japanese photographer daisuke yokota. Session press is pleased to announce taratine, the first us monograph by acclaimed japanese photographer daisuke yokota.
Daisuke yokota has become one of the most talked about representatives of a new generation of japanese photographers. Highly regarded for his technical and aesthetic kinships with the avantgarde monoha movement of the 60s and with provokeera masters such as daido moriyama and takuma nakahira. Harpers books and flying books, tokyo, are excited to announce an exhibition of new work by daisuke yokota, on view from september 26 through december 1 in east hampton. Gp gallery yokota is working out of, and pushing forward, a japanese tradition.
This weeks book of the week pick comes from simon baker who has selected taratine by daisuke yokota published by session press. Highly regarded for his technical and aesthetic kinships with the avantgarde monoha movement of the 60s and with. Taratine, the wildly talented and experimental young japanese photographer daisuke yokotas latest book unless hes whipped up something quick and newsprintdirty in the last few minutes, which is entirely possible, may be his most accomplished book yet. As much a book about sounds and smells as one of imagestaratine.
An intimate look at one mans relationship with women dazed. Entangled by the roots of the mythical taratine tree, the women of yokotas life mother and girlfriend are united in this work. It might be the coarse grain of the film or the dust and hairs strewn across its surface. Taratinebrings together two bodies of new workone from a road trip to tohoku in 2007, and a second taken in tokyo in 2014. We have almost certainly not seen the last of these dirty yet seductively layered images. The photographs curated for the book bring the best of what yokota has produced so far, bringing together both his landscape and nude photographs. Daisuke yokota has 31 books on goodreads with 15 ratings. But i dont think these recollected memories are always same. To a man, the women that surround him are often the most impactful, influential and important figures in his life. Marc feustel, writer and curator more books by daisuke yokota.
The title of the book borrows its name from a thousand year old ginkgo tree, known for its power to restore fertility. Taratine combines two bodies of new workone from a road trip to tohoku in. Daisuke yokotas taratine is a personal journey between the worlds he once knew of his mother to that of his lover. Taratine is the first us monograph by acclaimed japanese photographer daisuke yokota. Includes an essay by the artist and afterword by marc feustel. His latest book taratine is a visual ode to his mother and longtime girlfriend that takes the discovery of a. Softcover thermography applied to cover and text pages edition of 500 copies signed.
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