Bye Bye Kitty!!!: Between Heaven and Hell in Contemporary Japanese Art

by Japan Society (New York, N.Y.), Gallery Staff, Tetsuya Ozaki, David Elliott

Book Overview

A fascinating look at the work of contemporary Japanese artists challenging the country's mainstream aesthetic

In recent decades Japanese art has achieved immense popularity in the West while being little understood. Critics have focused on the superficiality and infantilism they find prevalent in much of the work, while many Westerners are familiar with the country's artistic side solely through manga and anime. Bye Bye Kitty!!!...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300166907
• ISBN13: 9780300166903
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.0" x 10.5"