Guevara Shashin Shu Che
Kōji Taki, Takuma Nakahira [Light of Buenos]
1969
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Guevara Shashin Shu Che
Kōji Taki, Takuma Nakahira
1969
Tokyo: Gendai Shokan
136 pages
23.8 × 23.5 cm

This seminal publication from 1969 was assembled by two founding members of Provoke, the underground Japanese photography magazine that, despite its brief existence, transformed the visual landscape of the late 1960s through its radical photographic language and critical writings, guided by the motto: “Provocative documents for the sake of thought.” Published by Kōji Taki and Takuma Nakahira (both Spanish speakers) under the pseudonym Buenos no Hi (The Light of Buenos), the volume gathers newspaper articles from Latin America and Spain to trace the Cuban Revolution through the life, actions, and death of Che Guevara. Fragments of text and image are brought together across different papers and graphic styles, creating a layered visual narrative suspended between political reflection and an act of remembrance.


 


A book-homage, the project documents the turbulent political atmosphere of the late 1960s, when many Japanese artists and intellectuals were drawn to anti-imperialist and revolutionary ideals. The interplay of photographic reproduction, journalism, and visual experimentation transforms the publication into more than a historical account. Today, it stands as one of the most relevant examples of politically engaged Japanese photobook design.

Tokyo: Gendai Shokan
136 pages
23.8 × 23.5 cm

This seminal publication from 1969 was assembled by two founding members of Provoke, the underground Japanese photography magazine that, despite its brief existence, transformed the visual landscape of the late 1960s through its radical photographic language and critical writings, guided by the motto: “Provocative documents for the sake of thought.” Published by Kōji Taki and Takuma Nakahira (both Spanish speakers) under the pseudonym Buenos no Hi (The Light of Buenos), the volume gathers newspaper articles from Latin America and Spain to trace the Cuban Revolution through the life, actions, and death of Che Guevara. Fragments of text and image are brought together across different papers and graphic styles, creating a layered visual narrative suspended between political reflection and an act of remembrance.

 

A book-homage, the project documents the turbulent political atmosphere of the late 1960s, when many Japanese artists and intellectuals were drawn to anti-imperialist and revolutionary ideals. The interplay of photographic reproduction, journalism, and visual experimentation transforms the publication into more than a historical account. Today, it stands as one of the most relevant examples of politically engaged Japanese photobook design.

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This seminal publication from 1969 was assembled by two founding members of Provoke, the underground Japanese photography magazine that, despite its brief existence, transformed the visual landscape of the late 1960s through its radical photographic language and critical writings, guided by the motto: “Provocative documents for the sake of thought.” Published by Kōji Taki and Takuma Nakahira (both Spanish speakers) under the pseudonym Buenos no Hi (The Light of Buenos), the volume gathers newspaper articles from Latin America and Spain to trace the Cuban Revolution through the life, actions, and death of Che Guevara. Fragments of text and image are brought together across different papers and graphic styles, creating a layered visual narrative suspended between political reflection and an act of remembrance.

 

A book-homage, the project documents the turbulent political atmosphere of the late 1960s, when many Japanese artists and intellectuals were drawn to anti-imperialist and revolutionary ideals. The interplay of photographic reproduction, journalism, and visual experimentation transforms the publication into more than a historical account. Today, it stands as one of the most relevant examples of politically engaged Japanese photobook design.

Tokyo: Gendai Shokan
136 pages
23.8 × 23.5 cm

This seminal publication from 1969 was assembled by two founding members of Provoke, the underground Japanese photography magazine that, despite its brief existence, transformed the visual landscape of the late 1960s through its radical photographic language and critical writings, guided by the motto: “Provocative documents for the sake of thought.” Published by Kōji Taki and Takuma Nakahira (both Spanish speakers) under the pseudonym Buenos no Hi (The Light of Buenos), the volume gathers newspaper articles from Latin America and Spain to trace the Cuban Revolution through the life, actions, and death of Che Guevara. Fragments of text and image are brought together across different papers and graphic styles, creating a layered visual narrative suspended between political reflection and an act of remembrance.

 

A book-homage, the project documents the turbulent political atmosphere of the late 1960s, when many Japanese artists and intellectuals were drawn to anti-imperialist and revolutionary ideals. The interplay of photographic reproduction, journalism, and visual experimentation transforms the publication into more than a historical account. Today, it stands as one of the most relevant examples of politically engaged Japanese photobook design.

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This seminal publication from 1969 was assembled by two founding members of Provoke, the underground Japanese photography magazine that, despite its brief existence, transformed the visual landscape of the late 1960s through its radical photographic language and critical writings, guided by the motto: “Provocative documents for the sake of thought.” Published by Kōji Taki and Takuma Nakahira (both Spanish speakers) under the pseudonym Buenos no Hi (The Light of Buenos), the volume gathers newspaper articles from Latin America and Spain to trace the Cuban Revolution through the life, actions, and death of Che Guevara. Fragments of text and image are brought together across different papers and graphic styles, creating a layered visual narrative suspended between political reflection and an act of remembrance.

 

A book-homage, the project documents the turbulent political atmosphere of the late 1960s, when many Japanese artists and intellectuals were drawn to anti-imperialist and revolutionary ideals. The interplay of photographic reproduction, journalism, and visual experimentation transforms the publication into more than a historical account. Today, it stands as one of the most relevant examples of politically engaged Japanese photobook design.

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