AT ETERNITY’S GATE

2020.6.8　 Text: Hiraru Nakasuji

Vincent Van Gogh, one of the most acclaimed painters from the 19th century, is loved around the world for his bright colors and powerful brushstrokes. We all may know his representative works, there have been a few oc...

YOSHITOMO NARA

2020.6.1　 Text: Hikaru Nakasuji

A collective book of Yoshitomo Nara has been published from Phaidon Press in the UK. This book retrospectively explores his life and career with commentary by art historian Yeewan Koon and featuring texts by Nara hims...

TEPPEI TAKEDA “PAINTINGS OF PAINTING”

2019.10.7　 Text: Hikaru Nakasuji

The first retrospective of solitary artist Teppei Takeda, “Paintings of Painting” has just been published by United Vagabonds. Teppei Takeda’s work, secret until now, finally get shared with the public. An exhibition ...

VICTOR MORENO “PORTRAITS 2008 – 2018”

2019.7.28　 Text: Editor

Victor Moreno, a contributor for SHIFT and an art director / a photographer based in Stockholm, has released his first photo book "Victor Moreno: 2008–2018, Portraits of People I Admire." This book is an ar...

WE DON’T KNOW GOD: CHIM↑POM 2005-2019

2019.7.25　 Text: Hikaru Nakasuji

A retrospective book of Japanese art collective Chim↑Pom, “We Don’t Know God: Chim↑Pom 2005-2019” has just been published by United Vagabonds. The moment I touched this book, I instinctively thought this was a pie...

201˚　“ONIT”

2019.7.24　 Text: Editor

The Tokyo based interior and architectural design company Draft’s original brand “201˚” has released a new product named, “ONIT”. The brand is directed by an interior designer Taiju Yamashita who is a CEO of Draft. ...

MARI KATAYAMA “GIFT”

2019.4.22　 Text: Hikaru Nakasuji

My sight was seized by the contrast of the flamboyant red nails and the skin tone floating on the solid black background. Veins and muscles are vividly representing a “life”. This book is, of course, a collection of w...

BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHOTOGRAPHY

2018.9.18　 Text: Victor Moreno

Few professions have experienced more digital disruption than photography. From the arrival of the first iPhone with camera in 2007 to Kodak’s bankruptcy in 2012 – many of their patents were sold to companies such as ...

NULL MAGAZINE

2018.8.31　 Text: Juliet Fang

NULL is a creation-based photography publication. We want to create or discuss on creation. The opposite is what we think is far from creation but meaningful is more interesting, and to do non-creative ways to talk ab...

YOSHIHIKO UEDA “68TH STREET”

2018.8.6　 Text: Noriko Ishimizu

This year, Japan is hit by a scorching heat. People tend to walk away from the strong sunshine. But, this is also a moment to acknowledge the light. Yoshihiko Ueda is a photographer who focuses on the light and his ph...

RIO NEGRO “AN ABRUPT SOLIDITY TO THE LIGHT”

2018.7.16　 Text: Editor

Rio Negro is the brainchild of Victor Moreno, a Spanish-born Swedish artist who is active internationally and has spent about a third of his life in Sweden. Rio Negro, which is Spanish for “Black River,” was conce...

ARTIST | WORK | LISSON

2018.5.10　 Text: Editor

Available from October 2017, “ARTIST | WORK | LISSON” documents the history and legacy of Lisson Gallery over the past 50 years. Under the art direction of famed Dutch designer Irma Boom, the publication features ...