MAO ISHIKAWA - Life in Philly

Mao Ishikawa
Life in Philly

Published by Zen Foto Gallery, 2010
Book Size 25.5 × 36 cm
Pages 64 pages
2-color B/W offset printing
stapled binding, shrink wrapped

Mao Ishikawa's book "Life in Philly" captures the artist's experiences during his visit to the American city in 1986. Visiting Myron Carr, an ex US Soldier whom Ishikawa had met whilst working at a bar near a US army base back in Okinawa in 1975, Ishikawa found herself living within the African American community of Philly; experiences downtown Philly in its rawest form. Included within the publication is text by Keiichi Takeuchi, Shomei Tomastu and Keisuke Sugiura. The texts are available in both Japanese and English.

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Mao Ishikawa's book "Life in Philly" captures the artist's experiences during her visit to the American city in 1986. Visiting Myron Carr, a former American soldier whom Ishikawa had met while working at a bar near a U.S. Army base in Okinawa in 1975, Ishikawa found herself immersed in Philly's African-American community; and experienced inner-city Philly at its rawest. The publication features text by Keiichi Takeuchi, Shomei Tomastu, and Keisuke Sugiura. The texts are available in Japanese and English.