ISOZAKI, ARATA; RYUJI MIYAMOTO

MIYAMOTO: Arch Apocalypse

Isozaki, Arata. MIYAMOTO: Architectural Apocalypse. Includes text by the photographer; 144 pp., roughly 65 b&w plates. Oblong 4to, cloth. Tokyo, Heibonsha, 2003. Revised from the 1989 edition, with new images chosen by the photographer.

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Book number: 111541

MIYAMOTO, RYUJI.

ANGKOR.

Treville Co., Ltd., Tokyo, 1994. 1st Ed. Sm. 4to. Unpaginated. 60 cold. plates from photos. Very good in d/w.

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Book number: 201384

Catalogue: ART: PHOTOGRAPHY

Keywords: ART; PHOTOGRAPHY

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ARCHITECTURAL APOCALYPSE

Tokyo. 1988 (1990), Heibonsha Co., Second Printing. (ISBN: 4-582-54411-8) Boards in Acetate Dust Jacket, 4to, 122pp, 62 duotone illustrations. Text in English and Japanese. With a chronology, bibliography and exhibition history. This is the second book of Japanese photographer Ryuji Miyamoto's dark, brooding images of crumbling and decaying buildings around the world. It contains an essay by noted architect Arata Isozaki, followed by images of theatres, power plants, World War II flak towers, prisons, and of course several pictures of Kowloon's Walled City. A most handsome copy, with the publisher's printed obi (showing some sunning at the spine) and clear vinyl dust jacket, as issued. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight and value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase.. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 011859

Catalogue: Photography Monograph

Keywords: Ryuji Miyamoto, Arata Isozaki, Architectural Photography, Photo Monograph, Japanese Photography, Kowloon Walled City, Hong Kong, Architecture, City of Darkness, 4582544118 - MIYAMOTO, RYUJI

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KOWLOON WALLED CITY

Tokyo. 1997 (2005)., Heibonsha Co.. (ISBN: 4-582-27736-5) Boards in Dust Jacket, Small Oblong 4to, 159pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. A dark and foreboding essay by photographer Miyamoto chronicling the final seven years of Hong Kong's labyrinthine and decaying Kowloon Walled City. Destroyed by the government in 1994, the Walled City was somewhat like the Chinese version of the Kasbah; cramped, interconnected warrens of poverty and criminal activity.. A fine companion volume to Girard and Lambot's "City of Darkness". A most handsome copy. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase.. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 013801

Catalogue: Photography Monograph

Keywords: Ryuji Miyamoto, Photography, Photo Monograph, Japanese Photography, Kowloon Walled City, Hong Kong, Architecture, City of Darkness, 4582277365 - MIYAMOTO, RYUJI