Balthus

Balthus by Kishin Shinoyama. First edition (1993). First impression. Large format hardback boxed set in very good condition. General wear to card box. The set is presented in a wrapped slipcase. General wear to wrap, which has been taped back where previously opened. There is a bump to top corner of slipcase as well as one of the books. No internal markings to books. Both books are numbered 0735/2000. Please see pictures. PayPal accepted, any questions please get in touch.

About Balthus

Balthus containts two different books: Grand Chalet and Montecalvello.

About Kishin Shinoyama

Kishin Shinoyama was born in Tokyo in 1940. He began shooting award-winning advertising photography while still a student at Nihon University. After several years with the advertising agency Light Publicity, Shinoyama began working as an independent photographer in 1968. In the decades since, he has taken portraits of some of the most recognized people of our time, including Yukio Mishima, Momoe Yamaguchi, Rie Miyazawa, and John Lennon and Yoko Ono. In his Gekisha and Shinorama series, Shinoyama has used the latest technologies to create new modes of expression. His recent digital multimedia project digi KISHIN brings a new perspective to both photography and cinema He has dedicated his practice to exploring intimacy and the human body, as well as documenting his home place of Tokyo. His sensual photographs often depict the body within the architecture of the city or conversely, the inherent sculptural qualities of the naked human form.

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