Harper’s Books, in conjunction with Flying Books, Tokyo, presented an exhibition of new work by Daisuke Yokota over the weekend. Color Photographs marks Daisuke Yokota’s first exhibition in the United States. Celebrated internationally for his interdisciplinary and energetic approach to art and bookmaking, this show will focus on the artist's experiments with color photography, a body of work distinct from the black and white images, zines, and books for which he is known. With this series, as Yokota explains, he “tried not to take pictures,” and instead sought to “draw out the physical aspect of film.” Yokota layered sheets of unused large format color film and applied unorthodox developing methods before scanning the results. Here, documentation is replaced with darkroom alchemy in order to show that the essence of photography rests not necessarily with the camera, but in film itself. You can also purchase a signed first edition monograph featuring these magnificent color photographs. This exhibition will also be view at Harper's Books in East Hampton from September 26 to December 1, 2015. photographs by Adam Lehrer
Highlights From the Opening Night of the 2015 New York Art Book Fair Hosted By Printed Matter
This year's New York Book Fair, hosted by Printed Matter, officially starts today. It will run until September 20, 2015 at MoMA PS1. photographs by Tenlie Mourning
Harper's Books Poolside Bungalow Exhibition @ Edition Hotel
Fascinating display of rare books and other ephemera at Harper Books' exhibition at Miami Beach Edition Hotel. Photography by Daisuke Yokota and art by Jesse Littlefield, Stewart Suttcliffe, Robert Whitman and more. photographs by Oliver Maxwell Kupper