Takeda Hideo's Genpei

A stunning exploration of a landmark series of prints by one of Japan’s most inventive contemporary artists Takeda Hideo has worked across media throughout his long career, from painting and print design to cartooning, photography, and sculpture. Enormously flexible, endlessly surprising, and often surreal, his work injects dark humor into a wide range of subjects, with a touch of irreverence and incorporating elements of sexuality, distortion, and dynamic composition. This book examines the bod...