Go - Bruce Gilden Photo Book Magnum - Parr Photobook

$250.00
Named for one of the most intellectually challenging board games in the world, played primarily in China, Japan, and Korea by players who use black and white stones to acquire territory, Go presents Bruce Gilden's photographic explorations of the darker side of Japan. In striking, full-page, black-and-white images, Gilden documents the brutal reality of a Japanese street. In-your-face pictures of Yakuza (mobsters), Bosozoku (members of biker gangs), and street people--characters who are alternately intimidating, bloodied, tattooed, frightening, and disheveled--are sporadically interspersed with manga cartoons for a revelatory glimpse at a Japan that looks nothing like its familiar image of calm, orderly, hyper-efficient perfection. 4to hardcover. Red cloth over boards. Blind stamped image on cover and blind stamped title on spine. Tips and edges are good. Little to no shelf wear. Very slight indentation to spine (see photos). Binding is secure. Tiny spot at rear of book that looks as if it were mis-glued (see photos), very minimal. VG
Named for one of the most intellectually challenging board games in the world, played primarily in China, Japan, and Korea by players who use black and white stones to acquire territory, Go presents Bruce Gilden's photographic explorations of the darker side of Japan. In striking, full-page, black-and-white images, Gilden documents the brutal reality of a Japanese street. In-your-face pictures of Yakuza (mobsters), Bosozoku (members of biker gangs), and street people--characters who are alternately intimidating, bloodied, tattooed, frightening, and disheveled--are sporadically interspersed with manga cartoons for a revelatory glimpse at a Japan that looks nothing like its familiar image of calm, orderly, hyper-efficient perfection. 4to hardcover. Red cloth over boards. Blind stamped image on cover and blind stamped title on spine. Tips and edges are good. Little to no shelf wear. Very slight indentation to spine (see photos). Binding is secure. Tiny spot at rear of book that looks as if it were mis-glued (see photos), very minimal. VG