Publication

JAPAN | A Love Story

2024
100 Plates
Published by: Nazraeli Press

Published to coincide with a major 2024 traveling exhibition in Tokyo, Los Angeles and London, this gorgeous new monograph presents 100 of Michael Kenna's most iconic photographs of the Japanese landscape, many published here for the first time. A perfect pairing of artist and subject, these photographs of Japan comprise perhaps Kenna's best known body of work and have been the subject of countless exhibitions throughout the world. Michael Kenna first visited Japan in 1987 on the event of his inaugural exhibtion there, and he has returned dozens of times and made thousands of photographs throughout the country's vast and incredibly varied landscapse. Nazraeli Press' earlier monographs JAPAN and HOKKAIDO have been out of print for many years, so they are thrilled  to announce this important new publication that includes work spanning Kenna's decades-long love affair with the country. JAPAN | A Love Story is beautifully printed in duotone on natural coated art paper and quarter bound in linen and silk. It opens with an essay in Japanese and English by hte renowned critic and historian Kohtaro Iizawa.