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PROVOKE : AMANO Michie OKADA Takahiko TAKANASHI Yutaka TAKI Koji NAKAHIRA Takuma MORIYAMA Daido. Mazu Tashikarashisa no Sekai wo Suteru (1970)



PROVOKE : AMANO Michie / OKADA Takahiko / TAKANASHI Yutaka / TAKI Koji / NAKAHIRA Takuma / MORIYAMA Daido. Mazu Tashikarashisa no Sekai wo Sutero : Shashin to Gengo no Shiso (First Discard the World of Pseudo-Certainty / Verisimilitude : The Thinking behind Language and Photography). Tokyo : Tabata Shoten, 1970. First and only edition. OUT OF STOCK

Description — 8° (20,5 x 14,5 x 2,5 cm), 342 p., 650 g.
Pict. softcover & dj, full-page b&w pictures (Provoke 1-5). Text in Japanese (Predict 1-6).
Broché, couv. souple & jaquette illustrées, photographies n&b à pleine page (Provoke 1-5). Texte en japonais (Predict 1-6). Inséré : feuillet de l'éditeur.

État / Condition — Fine (light wear to dj, due to its being taller than usual).

Remarques & avis / Review — The conclusion of the group and magazine Provoke (NAKAHIRA Takuma, TAKANASHI Yutaka, MORIYAMA Daido, TAKI Koji, OKADA Takahiko), in alternate texts (‘Predict’) and photographs (‘Provoke’). A capital piece of work in which is discussed, from the inside, the whole Provoke adventure — a radical and critical counter to established photography and society — as well as the causes for its demise. Mazu is considered as the continuation of the Provoke magazine and features their distinctive bure-boke pictures, mostly previously unpublished in book form. Letterprint changes for each chapter. The group disbanded after the publication of this remarkable final volume. Rather uncommon, particularly in fine condition.

L'impressionnante conclusion du groupe et magazine Provoke (NAKAHIRA Takuma, TAKANASHI Yutaka, MORIYAMA Daido, TAKI Koji, OKADA Takahiko), en une alternance de textes ("Predict") et de photographies ("Provoke"). Ouvrage capital dans lequel sont discutées l'aventure radicale et le projet ambitieux de Provoke — une remise en cause radicale et critique de la photographie établie — et les raisons de son échec. Mazu est considéré comme la continuation des magazines Provoke et contient ces photos bure-boke si distinctives, la plupart inédites. la typographie change par ailleurs à chaque chapitre. Le mouvement fut dissout après la publication de ce remarquable volume final. Rare, particulièrement en bel état.


Divers / Misc. — Table des matières / Table of contents :

Predict 1 : TAKI Koji — Shashin ni Nani ga Kano ka
Provoke 1 : NAKAHIRA Takuma
Predict 2 : OKADA Takahiko — Ikeru Genzai
Provoke 2 : MORIYAMA Daido
Predict 3 : NAKAHIRA Takuma / MORIYAMA Daido — Shashin to Iu Kotoba wo Nakuse
Provoke 3 : TAKANASHI Yutaka
Predict 4 : TAKI Koji — Me to Me Narazaru Mono
Provoke 4 : TAKI Koji / MORIYAMA Daido
Predict 5 : AMANO Michie — Jijitsu to Eizo
Provoke 5 : TAKI Koji
Predict 6 : NAKAHIRA Takuma — Reality no Fukken
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