Kitarubeki kotoba no tame ni (For a Language to Come)
Takuma Nakahira was one of the guiding artists behind the now famous Japanese photography magazine Provoke (1968–69), which published only three issues before closing. A year later, Nakahira released his own visual manifesto, For a Language to Come, which includes 192 grainy, subjective, documentary-style photographs—mostly nighttime scenes in Tokyo. Designed by Tsunehisa Kimura and printed on glossy paper, it marks the beginning of the 1970s era of avant-garde Japanese photography books.
Artwork Details
- Title: Kitarubeki kotoba no tame ni (For a Language to Come)
- Artist: Nakahira Takuma (Japanese, Tokyo 1938–2015 Yokohama, Kanagawa)
- Date: 1970
- Dimensions: Open (approx.): 11 3/4 × 17 in. (29.8 × 43.2 cm)
- Classification: Books
- Credit Line: Gift of Mary Ann and Frank B. Arisman, in celebration of the Museum's 150th Anniversary, 2020
- Object Number: JFMPL.Arisman.2020.76
- Curatorial Department: Photographs
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