Yutaka Takanashi

Yutaka Takanashi
BARS, TOKYO, GOLDEN-GAI STREET, 2010
3903-BK

VOL. 18 Yutaka Takanashi photographs The five photographs re-grouped in Bars were taken in the early morning hours in several Lilliputian cafés tucked away in the neighborhood of Shinjuku, after the last customer has left. Using a heavy and imposing camera measuring 20 x 25 cm, Takanashi has set out to record their motley interiors, the alignment of bottles of liquor, the film posters, the wall seating… Everywhere, the imprint of a man who is, nevertheless, absent. Yutaka Takanashi Yutaka Takanashi is a major figure of the self-called, avant-garde movement, “Provoke,” that came to life in the 1960s. The pensive, meditative pessimism that is so characteristic of his work is altogether distinct from the nihilistic rage of a Daido Moriyama. He has published a number of now cult books, among the most famous being Toshi-e (1974), Machi (1977), and Tokyojin (1983). Description: Portfolio 5 original signed photographs (Dye Destruction prints) Case made of cardboard 46,2 x 55,8 x 2,7 cm Limited edition of 20 copies + 6 H.C April 2010 Graphic design: Olivier Andreotti

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Yutaka Takanashi
No One, 2007
2040

VOL. 11 Yutaka Takanashi photographs Michel Bulteau text Olivier Andreotti case In the style of a supernatural tale, Michel Bulteau leads us through the meanderings of a certain Monsieur Poussière (Mr. Dust). His hands deep in his coat pockets, he ventures through the outskirts of Tokyo, entering deserted houses–photographed in great detail by Takanashi–and acquainting us with their objects. The photographs with their ever-present absence of human beings, set to the erring steps of Monsieur Poussière plunge us into an almost metaphysical atmosphere. The text follows the outlines of geometric shapes in gray and copper, influenced by traditional Japanese fabric designs. Yutaka Takanashi Yutaka Takanashi is a major figure of the self-called, avant-garde movement, “Provoke,” that came to life in the 1960s. The pensive, meditative pessimism that is so characteristic of his work is altogether distinct from the nihilistic rage of a Daido Moriyama. He has published a number of now cult books, among the most famous being Toshi-e (1974), Machi (1977), and Tokyojin (1983). Michel Bulteau Michel Bulteau was 21 years old when he published Le Manifeste électrique (the Electric Manifesto). In 1972 he had the decisive encounter of meeting William Burroughs and Brion Gysin in London. He settled in New York in 1976 where he soon became part of the punk movement, joining the circle around Warhol and the Beat writers. His memories of New York infuse his book, New York est une fête, brought out by the French publishers, La Différence. After returning to Paris a certain dandyism and fin-de-siècle aesthetic, which has always hovered in the background, finds its full expression in a number of books: Minuties (La Différence, 1989), L’exilé de Venise, essai sur Corvo (Le Rocher, 1990), Le club des longues moustaches (Quai Voltaire, 1988). Description: Tokyo Triptych 2/3 6 original signed photographs (chromogenic prints), mounted on cardboard Case made of painted plastic 48 x 51,7 x 4,8 cm Text in French and Japanese Limited edition of 35 copies November 2007 Graphic design: Olivier Andreotti tale, Michel Bulteau leads us through the meanderings of a certain Monsieur Poussière (Mr. Dust). His hands deep in his coat pockets, he ventures through the outskirts of Tokyo, entering deserted houses–photographed in great detail by Takanashi–and acquainting us with their objects. The photographs with their ever-present absence of human beings, set to the erring steps of Monsieur Poussière plunge us into an almost metaphysical atmosphere. The text superimposed over stylized patterns taken from Japanese fabric. The traycase draws its cue from innovations in Tokyo’s architectural constructions, the volume being carefully calibrated to meet restrictions in height and depth. Artist: YUTAKA TAKANASHI Yutaka Takanashi is a major figure of the self-called, avant-garde movement, “Provoke,” that came to life in the 1960s. The pensive, meditative pessimism that is so characteristic of his work is altogether distinct from the nihilistic rage of a Daido Moriyama. He has published a number of now cult works, among the most famous being “Toshe-e” (1974) and Tokyojin (1983).

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Yutaka Takanashi
Jinzo, 1979
1765

Hardcover with printed dust jacket and bellyband. 67 black and white photographs by Yutaka Takanashi. In "Jinzo", Takanashi pays homage to artistic disciplines that inspire him, with portraits of writers, painters, actors, singers, musicians and comic book authors and illustrators".

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