Published simultaneously with the boxed set ECHO, the companion volume SO is a
breakthrough catalogue of Shinro Ohtake`s art works up to 1991, covering the full breadth
of his multi-genre development as an artist. This deluxe edtion of 354 pp includes 800
works in full-colour, as well as a sizeable compilation of his major writings in print,
plus some 100pp of quirky new essay material, making it both an unusually good read and a
marvelous visual treat. An extensive overview of his paintings and drawings, object and
sculptures, not to mention writings from early 1960s onwards, covering everything from his
precocious 1st and 2nd primary school years up through the summer of 1991 - the diverse
dimensions of Shinro Ohtake`s life and career in art is allright here in one generous
volume. (Note: some of the essays are in Japanese only.)
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