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Ikko Kagari Document Tsuken Densha
(Document Express Train)
Hama Shobo, Tokyo, 1982. First Edition. Quarto. Softcover with
stiff printed wrappers in illustrated dust jacket and exceedingly
rare printed obi. Dust jacket is Near Fine, showing only the
slighest edge wear along the top and bottom; Obi shows some
rubbing on each face, but is Near Fine overall; Book is in Fine
condition.
Keizo Kitajima A.D. 1991
“Chikan” is a Japanese vernacular term for men who grope
women in crowded public places. The practice reached epidemic
proportions in the early 2000s causing rail officials to have separate
women only train cars during the rush hour. In Document
Express Train Kagari uses infrared film and surveillance techniques
to catch the Chikan in action. It is unclear whether the
photographer is documenting a social trend or is simply a voyeur
attempting to satisfy his own sexual frustration.
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Kawade Shobo Shinsha, Tokyo, 1991. First Edition. Quarto.
Hardbound in white paper covered boards with printed dust jacket
and obi. Very light shelf wear to bottom edges, else a Fine
copy.
“Kitajima alights on two facets of the modern city- the anonymous
International Style architecture of the city’s commercial
quarter and the distracted expressions of its citizens as they
travel the hectic, crowded streets. By cutting between long views
of the urban topography, taken when devoid of people and traffic,
and close-ups of individuals during busy workdays, he draws a
comparison between the stern, calm anonymity of the corporate
architecture and the anxious denizens scurrying in the shadow of
the buildings. Kitajima may make an obvious point, but he makes
it with verve and elegance, in the manner of a contemporary Yasuhiro
Ishimoto.” Parr & Badger, The Photobook: A History vol.
I, pg. 301.
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