Project Japan celebrates a special time when artists in Japan regained their self-belief, rediscovering confidence in their own distinctive cultural identity "Project Japan" is the product of a long journey by author Graham Cooper. A sustained rolling programme relating to contemporary art and architecture in Japan, this project involved over a decade of commitment, more than a dozen research and documentation visits to Japan and the help of an influential network of participants. A full-colour introduction to art in the context of architecture; the book includes buildings by such renowned contemporary architects as Toyo Ito, Shigeru Ban, Kazuyo Sejima and Yoshio Taniguchi as well as schemes by other leading or emerging architects and artists. 'Project Japan' celebrates a special time when artists in Japan regained their self-belief, rediscovering confidence in their own distinctive cultural identity. It also recognises that traditional buildings, classical gardens and the historic townscape are keys to understanding the current scene.
SELLING POINTS: - Catalogues Japanese architecture from the Edo period through to important projects bridging the turn of the century and features the work of over 100 artists and designers - Includes preface by Tadao Ando and contributions by four other internationally renowned architects: Fumihiko Maki, Kisho Kurokawa, Makoto Sei Watanabe and Kengo Kuma - A unique snapshot of important projects in the immediate wake of Japan's extraordinary economic reconstruction 657 col., 7 b.andw.
- ISBN10 1864703091
- ISBN13 9781864703092
- Publish Date 1 April 2009
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 20 February 2014
- Publish Country AU
- Imprint Images Publishing Group Pty Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 240
- Language English