Drop Dead Cute:The New Generation of Women Artists in Japan

Drop Dead Cute showcases the work of 10 cutting-edge female Japanese artists whose art combines the pop charge of Takashi Murakami and Yoshitomo Nara with a thrilling personal mixture of sweetness and power. This next wave of painters and illustrators from the red-hot Japanese art scene blend aspects of manga, anime, and traditional art with their own idiosyncratic visions to create work that is international in appeal yet uniquely Japanese. This gorgeous book features profiles of the artists based on fresh interviews, along with a generous survey of their art. Also including new work by pioneering art world superstar Yayoi Kusama that salutes these extraordinary young artists, Drop Dead Cute is a must-have for fans of Nara and Murakami, as well as anyone interested in contemporary art and pop culture.

Pages 20 - 21 Makiko Kudo

For more information about the artists

Makiko Kudo (Tomio Koyama Gallery)
http://www.tomiokoyamagallery.com/

Kyoko Murase (Taka Ishii Gallery)
http://www.takaishiigallery.com/

drop dead cute
English-language Edition
Japanese-language Edition

159 pages/ 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.5 inches/ Paperback:
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Price: USD 24.95
ISBN: 081184708X (March 24, 2005)

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