"TAKASHI KITAMI’S MAGICAL MYSTERIOUS BOOK ILLUSTRATIONS"

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Jiro Akagawa, Aya Imamura, Riku Onda, Ramo Nakajima, Ichi Orihara, Yasumi Tsuhara...

That excitement was with this picture――

A definitive edition collection of about 400 illustrations from Takashi Kitami's 40-year book design!

“I will continue to seek the ideal novels and books that should be written someday, and which should be made someday.

That is surely the same for us, authors, and book designers.”

--From Riku Onda's "Pale Crimson Shadows in March" (commentary)

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It was 1981 when I was first in charge of book design for Jiro Akagawa.

Takashi Kitami has worked on the cover art of many mystery novels and foreign literature, and has invited many readers to the story world.

The fantastic and mysterious essence unique to Kitami continues to fascinate writers and readers.

This book is the definitive edition of the art collection that Kitami himself compiled and designed the huge amount of work!

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Most of my cover illustration work is for mystery novels.

Perhaps my writing style and mystery novels were a good match.

It can be said that the paintings here would not have been born without stories, and my style may have been nurtured by the stories of many artists.

When illustration is freed from its original role of "introduction to the story", will it be possible for it to take on a life of its own as an attractive picture?

It was also from such a feeling that I gave the title "Illusions of Books".

--Takashi Kitami

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▼Major artists for whom Takashi Kitami was in charge of book design (included in this book)

Jiro Akagawa, Aya Imamura, Yuji Usui, Ichi Orihara, Riku Onda, Mariko Koike, Shoji Shimada, Masayuki Shunou, Hiroko Taniyama, Mitsuki Tsujimura, Yasumi Tsuhara, Ramo Nakashima, Taku Mayumura, Hiroko Minagawa, Italo Calvino, Umberto Eco, Karel Čapek, John Dickson Carr

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★Publication Commemorative Exhibition!

May 8th (Friday) to 17th (Sunday), 2020 Open every day during the exhibition period

*Postponed to December 2020.

　Place: Gallery Ekoan, Ginza, Tokyo [details]

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The book itself is the story of "Alice",

On a pleasant stage <Wonderland>!

Takashi Kitami's collection of works "Alice in the land of books - In search of books that do not exist"

Now On Sale!

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Takashi Kitami [HP] [blog]

1952 Born in Tokyo

1976 Graduated from Musashino Art University commercial design department

1977 Held a three-person exhibition at Gallery 21 (Ginza)

　　　Started as an illustrator

1984 Three-person exhibition held at Gallery Natsuka (Ginza)

1986 First solo exhibition at HB His Gallery (Jingumae)

1987 Solo exhibition held at Space YUI (Minami Aoyama)

1988 Received the Sanrio Art Award

1989 Solo exhibition held at Gallery House MAYA

1991 Solo exhibition held at Printemps Ginza Art Gallery

1992 Solo exhibition held at Seibu Department Store Shibuya

Held a solo exhibition at Tamagawa Takashimaya

1993 Solo exhibition held at Shoumeido Gallery (Kodaira)

1995 Solo exhibition held at Ikebukuro Tobu Department Store (every year thereafter)

Held a solo exhibition at Art Gallery Deborah (Oita) (every year thereafter)

1997 Received the Golden Apple Award at the Bratislava Picture Book Original Picture Biennale

1998 Held the Plus Minus Gallery exhibition "Genesis - Thoughts on the Universe"

2004 Held Shizuoka Granship Exhibition "Tenchi Sozo"

2007 Held the Takasaki City Gallery exhibition "Fairy Tale and the World of Play"

2016 Solo exhibition "Alice in the Land of Books" held at Space YUI

Publication

Picture book "A dream that woke up from a dream" (Jiro Akagawa / text)

Picture book "World Myth Picture Book-Bible Stories" (Katsuhiko Funasaki / Text)

Art book "Alice in the Land of Books" and others

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B5 size, 96 pages, 3,200yen (consumption tax not included)