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WERK No.20: Ginza – The Extremities Of The Printed Matter (2012)

シンガポールのデザイナー、テセウス・チャン（Theseus Chan）による雑誌『WERK』。ギンザ・グラフィック・ギャラリーでの展覧会に合わせて刊行された第20号。「新しい精神を象徴するために、本当に古いものを求めた」というテセウスの言葉通り、古書のような特殊なエイジング加工が施されています。本書では、これまで刊行されてきたWERK各号の細部を収録し、紙の繊維、製本の構造、インクの染みといった、普段は肉眼で見過ごされてしまう印刷物のディテールを極限まで拡大して見せることで、本や雑誌という媒体が持つ物質的な美しさを改めて提示しています。

The 20th issue, marking both a culmination and a new beginning. True to the words, "to symbolise a new spirit, I wanted something truly old," it has been treated with a special ageing process to resemble a century-old book. By magnifying the details of the printed object—the paper fibres, the binding structure—it presents the material beauty of the medium. A humble yet powerful declaration that looks back to the past in order to move forward.

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Pages: 332
Size: 220 x 305 mm
Softcover
B&w
English

Published by WERK Magazine, 2012

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WERK No.20: Ginza – The Extremities Of The Printed Matter (2012)

WERK No.20: Ginza – The Extremities Of The Printed Matter (2012)

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