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Due to popular demand, ART SPACE TOKYO has been re-released with the support of 270 backers. The book includes, 12 detailed Tokyo neighborhood maps, over 50 striking illustrations by Japanese artists, and other info in guiding you through Tokyo’s most inspiring galleries and museums. This book is a must have! Get your copy here.
FOREWORD:
ON PRE/POST & ART SPACE TOKYOWe’re in the pre- era of publishing and media. Some consider it the era of pre- digital dominance or pre- death of printed matter.
Others hear the talk of change, clutch their hardcovers and shrug it off as a bunch of hype: the pre- not worth worrying about it era.
Whatever we consider this pre- era to be, it’s undeniably post- many things that defined publishing until about ten years ago. It’s post- having to bend to big distributors. It’s post- ignoring the screen as a viable reading space. And we’re rapidly closing in on post- printing mass-market throwaway books (they’ll work great digitally).
Our new edition of Art Space Tokyo embraces this nebulous reality of contemporary publishing. We strived to make the physical book a beautifully designed object. We built it to last, if you will. And we hope our deep respect for the printed book as a storytelling canvas is reflected in the finished product.
Simultaneously this project embraces digital. The online editions of this book (currently in production) are concerned not only with craftsmanship but also the advantages that networked connectivity, portability and increasingly high-resolution screens bring to the experience of reading.
There’s one more special point about this edition: it was entirely crowd-funded by 270 backers using the online service Kickstarter. Without their generous support, none of this—neither the second printing of the hardcover nor the digital edition—would exist. For believing in our vision, allowing us to explore this new pre-post- era of publishing, and helping keep alive a project so dear to our hearts, we thank you.