(Kiyoshi Awazu Scrapbook)

Kiyoshi Awazu rejected western minimalism in favor of vibrant colors, expressive typography, and psychedelic symbolism to evoke Japan’s cultural heritage and advocate for social issues. This book is a perfect example of that. There’s no minimalism here! It’s a scrapbook (more or less) of Awazu’s creative output up to 1970 and served as a raw, immersive record of his transition from commercial art to a more personal, avant-garde expression. A dear thing, inscribed to Toshi Katayama.