Chicago, Chicago Yasuhiro Ishimoto

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Alongside Someday, Somewhere and Katsura, this volume stands as a crowning achievement in the history of Japanese photobooks. Chicago, Chicago is the ultimate realization of Yasuhiro Ishimoto’s extraordinary "power of gaze," cultivated at the Institute of Design in Chicago (the New Bauhaus). Through his lens, the city’s architecture, street signs, and the raw energy of its people and children are transformed into a series of profound images defined by rigorous composition and a sophisticated modernist sensibility.

The book features a majestic design by the legendary Yusaku Kamekura. From thousands of negatives, fewer than 200 were selected and reproduced using a luxurious two-color printing process, resulting in a volume of immense physical and artistic presence. With a foreword by his mentor Harry Callahan and text by Shuzo Takiguchi, this work transcends mere urban documentation. It is a world-class masterpiece where a radical formal vision pierces the very heart of the city.