The Works of Makoto Nakamura. By questioning whether framing gender

By questioning whether framing gender through oppositional binaries reinforces these very power structures

according to Cannon’s friend and collaborator Ishmael Reed

The work gestures toward a cynicism that coexists with enlightenment

In 1972 he was arrested as a conscientious objector to the Vietnam War

but it also communicates a message through the format

The Works of Makoto Nakamura. By questioning whether framing genderNAKAMURA, Makoto. The Works of Makoto Nakamura. [Signed]. First edition. Folio. Black cloth boards in photographic slipcase. 225pp with colour and b&w plates throughout. English and Japanese texts. Tokyo: Shiseido, 1988. Foxing to first and last few pages and edge of textblock. Generous book of Makoto Nakamura's work for the Shiseido brand. Over 200 pages of beautiful graphic design and art direction.