{"product_id":"henrydarger_corona","title":"Henry Darger: Living the Unreal (Corona Books)","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"101\"\u003eThis book approaches the world of Henry Darger's picture story \"In the Realms of the Unreal,\" unraveling the immense body of work spun out of a solitary life and the life behind it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"103\" data-end=\"250\"\u003eDarger, a solitary figure, continued to create for about 60 years without anyone knowing. His epic story of the girl warriors, the Vivian Girls, fighting adults who enslave children, intertwined with autobiographical elements, blurs the line between reality and unreality. Fifty-three color illustrations and excerpts from the text present the full scope of his unique imagery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"252\" data-end=\"417\"\u003eAfter his death, his landlord, Nathan Lerner, discovered and preserved his works, which eventually came to be recognized as representative of outsider art. His unique methods, utilizing collage and tracing, the repetitive images of girls, and a world where eroticism and violence, innocence and cruelty coexist, leave a powerful impression on the viewer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"419\" data-end=\"603\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eIt also includes multifaceted texts such as a critique by Takashi Nibuya, poetry by Etsuko Yakushimaru, and an essay by Kyohei Sakaguchi. These texts highlight Darger's unique existence and the inexhaustible charm of his creations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Title] Henry Darger: Living the Unreal (Corona Books)\u003cbr\u003e[Publisher] Heibonsha\u003cbr\u003e[Publication Date] December 20, 2013 (First Edition, First Printing)\u003cbr\u003e[Page Count] 151 pages\u003cbr\u003e[Size] Approximately 168*218*11mm \/ 330g\u003cbr\u003e[Format] Softcover\u003cbr\u003e[Language] Japanese\u003cbr\u003e[Title Reading] HENRY DARGER HIGENJITSU WO IKIRU (CORONA BOOKS)\u003cbr\u003e[Author\/Editor] Yukiko Koide\/Editor, Kyohei Sakaguchi\/Author, Takashi Nibuya\/Author, Etsuko Yakushimaru\/Author, Tomoko Kumagai\/Book Design \u0026 Layout\u003cbr\u003e[Printing] Tokyo Printing Company\/Printing \u0026 Binding\u003cbr\u003e[ISBN] 9784582634778\u003cbr\u003e[Condition] Used 【7】Good\u003cbr\u003e[Accessories] Obi\u003cbr\u003e[Featured in] -\u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibitions] -\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eYukiko Koide\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"116\"\u003eJapanese independent curator.\u003cbr\u003eAfter graduating from Waseda University, she worked at Shiseido, then went independent in 1990. Based in Tokyo and Chicago, she began organizing art exhibitions and publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"118\" data-end=\"316\"\u003eShe is particularly known as a pioneer in the field of outsider art and Art Brut, having introduced important artists from Japan and abroad, including Bill Traylor (1992), Judith Scott (2001), and Henry Darger (2011).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"318\" data-end=\"409\"\u003eIn 2000, she established Yukiko Koide Office, adding a gallery space in 2003. Since 2006, she has also participated in international art fairs, showcasing exhibitions that transcend genres and evaluative criteria.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"411\" data-end=\"476\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eTranscending categories such as race, gender, educational background, and disability, she continues to present diverse possibilities of expression, with the theme of exploring \"the origin of human expression.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"110\"\u003eHenry Joseph Darger (\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eHenry Darger) 1892-1973\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"110\"\u003eBorn in Chicago, USA, on April 12, 1892. Outsider artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"112\" data-end=\"218\"\u003eLost his mother in childhood and separated from his father. After living in orphanages and institutions, he worked as a hospital cleaner in adulthood, living a solitary life with almost no interaction with society. Meanwhile, he confined himself to his room and engaged in extensive creative activities for decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"220\" data-end=\"408\"\u003eHis representative work, \"In the Realms of the Unreal,\" is an epic picture story consisting of over 10,000 pages of text and hundreds of illustrations, depicting the Vivian Girls, girl warriors, fighting to save children. His unique techniques using collage and tracing paper, and images combining excerpts from magazines and advertisements, form a peculiar world where innocence and violence intertwine.\u003cbr\u003eHe died on April 13, 1973.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"410\" data-end=\"536\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eDarger's works were never publicly known during his lifetime. After his death in 1973, they were discovered and preserved by his landlord, Nathan Lerner. Subsequently, he gained international recognition as a representative artist of outsider art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-end=\"516\" data-start=\"463\"\u003e\u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Henry Darger \/ ヘンリー・ダーガー","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44198499516458,"sku":null,"price":3400.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/product-6649771.jpg?v=1774631771","url":"https:\/\/bunbuku.live\/en\/products\/henrydarger_corona","provider":"文福","version":"1.0","type":"link"}