Time and Portraits
The relaxed photograph of Lawrence Weiner that graces the cover of this edition sets the tone for the rest of this collection of portraits of well and lesser-known personalities that were taken by Shingo Wakagi. Neither forceful or overly orchestrated, the photographer invariably captures his subjects in a relaxed state and often in a familiar environment. Terry Riley, Wolfgang Tillmans, Gilbert & George, Brassai, Sophie Calle, Jim Jarmusch, Yoshimoto Nara, Sam Taylor-Wood, Luc Tuymans, Daniel Buren, Elein Fleiss, Jurgen Lehl and Sori Yanagi are some of the 57 personalities collected here, presented one full photograph to a page. An interview with Shigeo Goto, which is included in the reprint, discusses about Shingo Wakagi's theory of portraiture.
BOOK PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER, 2007.