Talking Heads No. 44 Fables of Purity

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Softcover Japanese language art magazine themed on "Fables of Purity ~ Fairy tales of virginity and impurity" (純潔という寓話~処女性と穢れのメルヘン). Packed with artworks from a ton of artists - each exploring the perception of purity in society.

Artists featured/reviewed in this issue:
Tomomi Hasegawa (長谷川友美), Amy Sol (エイミー・ソル), Tama (たま), Yoshiaki Machino (町野好昭), Hanayo (花代), Kenichi Murata (村田兼一), Kenichi Koyama (こやまけんいち), Ray Caesar, Azusa Nishihara (にしはらあずさ), Haruna Tagawa (田川春菜), Yuko Nukui (温井裕子), Akiko Ijichi (イヂチアキコ), Hiroaki Samura (沙村広明) x Kaoru Mori (森馨), Kenny Horie (堀江ケニー), Kiku Nakamura (中村キク), and many more.

Movies/books reviewed in this issue:
Hiroaki Samura (沙村広明), "Coach Brad Hurley" 「ブラッドハーレーの馬車」, Gabriel Garcia Marquez (ガブリエル・ガルシア=マルケス)  "Memories of My Melancholy Whores" 「わが悲しき娼婦たちの思い出」, Yasunari Kawabata (川端康成) "The House of the Sleeping Beauties" 「眠れる美女」, Satoshi Kon (今敏) "Perfect Blue" 「パーフェクトブルー」,  Shūko Watanabe (渡部周子) "'Girl' Creation of an image ~ Modern Japan's Ideal Girl" 「〈少女〉像の誕生~近代日本における「少女」の規範の形成」, Anke Bernau (アンケ・ベルナウ) "Cultural History of the Virgin" 「処女の文化史」, and more.

Signed:No
# of Pages:208
Size:5.875" x 8.25" x .5"
14.8 x 21 x 1.4cm
Binding:Softcover
Edition:First
Date Printed:2010
Where Printed:Japan
Publisher:Atelier Third
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