10x10 Japanese Photobook online space
Online launches September 18, 2012

In addition to  the physical reading room, 10x10 Japanese Photobooks has also organized a virtual space where 10 online Japanese photobook specialists and bloggers recommend 10 books each for an additional 100 books of interest.

I recommend ten young artists / photographers of ten titles who will be very notable in next ten years.



Lieko Shiga, Lilly　 (Tokyo:artbeat publishers,2007)

200×306mm / 104 pages
http://a-b-p.jp/2007/05/lilly

This is Lieko Shiga's first photo book which composed in works from 1999-2005.
Her solo exhibition will be  held in Sendai City in November.
http://www.smt.jp/rasenkaigan/
http://www.liekoshiga.com/




Daisuke Yokota, site (Tokyo: Self-published,2011)

1,500 Yen / 200×290mm / 76 pages / B&W copy / Limited Edition of 100 copies
http://parapera.net/site.html

Daisuke Yokota mixed various techniques of digital and analog for his work.
His newly and nostalgic images are make appeals psychology to the audience.
He has released a  new book from AM Project which he participating, and join to Unseen photo fair.
http://www.dienacht-magazine.com/publishing/
http://daisukeyokota.net/




Kazuo Yoshida, AIR BLUE (Tokyo: Self-published,2012)

1,500Yen /  10 prints  / Inkjet Print / Limited Edition of 75 copies / Designed by Goshi Uhira
http://parapera.net/air-blue.html

Kazuo Yoshida's work series "Air Blue" is composed many pictures and make imaged of blue sky.
Audience can might feel the images the blue color of earth and life from composition pictures.
This book is fragments of  his images and it packaged in a bag.
http://www.yoshid.info/




Mika Kitamura, Einmal ist Keinmal (Tokyo: Self-published,2012)

1,500 Yen / 210×297 mm / 20pages / Laser Print / Limited Edition of 50 copies
http://parapera.net/einmal-ist-keinmal.html

Mika Kitamura has been continuing this series since 2003.
She believe that once in a life time quality of her experience and shoot it.
Her wandering gaze tell us about all phenomena is ticking as equivalent.
http://www.mikakitamura.com/




Yuki Kimura, DAIWA PRESS VIEWING ROOM vol.09 (Tokyo: Daiwa Press,2010)

2,940 Yen / 260×190 mm / 176 pages
http://store.art-it.jp/shop/takaishii/127

Yuki Kimura is an artist who make installation works by combining variety material, photograph,Found Photo, acrylic,
wood and more.
Audience can image like puzzles mixed materials.They can make time and space in her art works.
http://www.takaishiigallery.com/jp/artists/yuki_kimura/index.html




Ayao Nakamura, pray (Tokyo: Self-published,2012)

3,800 Yen / 210×297mm / 24pages / Offset Print / Limited Edition of 50 copies
http://parapera.net/pray.html

Ayao Nakamura makes the work with photographs and  photo-projection.
This series is a record of people who performed in front of screen that was projected.
http://nakamuraayao.com/




Motoyuki Daifu, LOVESODY (US: Little Big Man,2012)

8,75×11,3inch / 68 pages / Offset Print / Limited Edition of 300 copies
http://littlebigmanbooks.com/collections/books/products/lovesody-signed-edition

The lovely photographs in this book are very contemporary but he still has Japanese self-private photography.
Motoyuki Daifu has held solo exhibition in NY this February in this series.
http://www.motoyukidaifu.com/




Tomoe Murakami, tomoe murakami photographs (Tokyo: Self-published,2010)

1,300 Yen / 188.5×265mm / 16pages / Offset Print / Limited Edition of 300 copies
http://www.parapera.net/tomoe-murakami-photographs.html

Tomoe Murakami use sky and water as main subject and makes a serene and minimal images.
These images draw that we must gaze.
Her works will be published in "Talent issue 2012" of Foam magazine, and join in Unseen photo fair.
http://www.tomoemurakami.com/




Kenji Sato, THE WONDERLAND'S HERITAGE (Tokyo:XKnowladge 2010)
3,990 Yen / 298×220mm / 206 pages/ Offset Print
http://x51.org/kikai/

Kenji Sato's interest in social meaning of art and occult.
This book is a huge photographs collection taken in a strange place that might not reflect in "Google Street View"
 including Area.51.
http://x51.org/




Yosuke Yajima WILD NATURE (Tokyo: Self-published,2012)

1,500 Yen / 210×294mm / 40 pages / Laser print /  Limited Edition of 50 copies
http://parapera.net/wild-nature.html

Yosuke Yajima's works suggests to us think about  the interaction between the physical and landscape in the present day.
You can see his portfolio at "tinyvices.com".
http://yajisuke.net/
http://www.tinyvices.com/gallery/yosuke-yajima

Kohei Oyama
Organize exhibition,workshop and events of art and book.
Owner of artist's book label Parapera.
http://koheioyama.com/
http://www.parapera.net/
contact < at > Koheioyama.com


Online Specialists:
Ken Iseki / My New Notebook
Lilian Froger / 748= photobooks
Microcord
Kohei Oyama / Parapera
Nicolas Codron / A Japanese Book
Victor Sira and Shiori Kawasaki / Book Dummy Press
Laurence Vecten / One year of books
Marco Bohr / Visual Culture Blog
Rémi Coignet + Nina Poppe / Des Livres et des photos
Marc Feustel / Eyecurious