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Kishin Shinoyama. John Lennon & Yoko Ono. Double Fantasy
Edition of 1,730Hardcover in clamshell box, clothbound, 12.3 x 17.3 in., 12.74 lb, 174 pages850Edition: English, French, German, Japanese Availability: In StockKishin Shinoyama’s widely unseen portrait series of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, shot at Ono’s request for the cover of the couple’s 1980 album, Double Fantasy. With exceptional access to the couple’s private apartment, Shinoyama immortalizes this iconic couple at a decisive moment in their personal and creative relationship, and just three months before Lennon’s untimely death.
Collector’s Edition (No. 251–1,980), signed by Yoko Ono and Kishin Shinoyama
Collector’s Edition (No. 251–1,980), signed by Yoko Ono and Kishin Shinoyama
XXL
XXL books are a minimum 39 cm (15.4 in.)
Kishin Shinoyama. John Lennon & Yoko Ono. Double Fantasy
850Partners in Life and Art
Intimate portraits of John and Yoko
Renowned for his sensual, provocative images, Kishin Shinoyama is one of Japan’s most controversial and acclaimed artists, at once hailed by critics and charged for public indecency. Photographing everything from antiques to porn stars, Shinoyama is particularly recognized for his work with pop icons and celebrities, and the rare, private moments he captures with very public personalities. Through his lens, world-famous faces often reveal an unexpected openness and vulnerability.
This capacity for ease and intimacy is perhaps most poignantly expressed in his beautiful series of photographs of Yoko Ono and John Lennon, shot at Ono’s request for the cover and promotion of the couple’s celebrated 1980 album, Double Fantasy, just three months before Lennon’s untimely death. Now, over 30 years later, these images—many of them never seen before—still resonate with a remarkable freshness and honesty, immortalizing the iconic couple at a pivotal moment in their personal and creative relationship.
Limited to a total of 1,980 numbered copies signed by Yoko Ono and Kishin Shinoyama, this book is available as Collector’s Edition (No. 251–1,980), and also in two Art Editions of 125 copies each (No. 1–250), with a pigment print signed by Kishin Shinoyama.
This capacity for ease and intimacy is perhaps most poignantly expressed in his beautiful series of photographs of Yoko Ono and John Lennon, shot at Ono’s request for the cover and promotion of the couple’s celebrated 1980 album, Double Fantasy, just three months before Lennon’s untimely death. Now, over 30 years later, these images—many of them never seen before—still resonate with a remarkable freshness and honesty, immortalizing the iconic couple at a pivotal moment in their personal and creative relationship.
Limited to a total of 1,980 numbered copies signed by Yoko Ono and Kishin Shinoyama, this book is available as Collector’s Edition (No. 251–1,980), and also in two Art Editions of 125 copies each (No. 1–250), with a pigment print signed by Kishin Shinoyama.
The photographer
Kishin Shinoyama was born in Tokyo in 1940. He began shooting award-winning advertising photography while still a student at Nihon University. After several years with the advertising agency Light Publicity, Shinoyama began working as an independent photographer in 1968. In the decades since, he has taken portraits of some of the most recognized people of our time, including Yukio Mishima, Momoe Yamaguchi, Rie Miyazawa, and John Lennon and Yoko Ono. In his Gekisha and Shinorama series, Shinoyama has used the latest technologies to create new modes of expression. His recent digital multimedia project digi+KISHIN brings a new perspective to both photography and cinema.
The editor
Graphic designer Josh Baker has been editing and designing books for TASCHEN since 2005. His collaborations include signed limited editions by David Bowie, Naomi Campbell, Dennis Hopper, Norman Mailer, and Tom Wolfe, as well as best-selling pop culture titles such as Matthew Weiner. Mad Men, and the Eisner Award-winning 75 Years of DC Comics.
Kishin Shinoyama. John Lennon & Yoko Ono. Double Fantasy
Edition of 1,730Hardcover in clamshell box, clothbound, 31.2 x 44 cm, 5.78 kg, 174 pagesISBN 978-3-8365-4968-4
Edition: English, French, German, Japanese