Ohayô gozaimasu
This edition number 14 is NOT a “Japan special.” We will not mention Otakus or Magakas! Why on earth publish an edition which would be different? Far from summarizing or restricting the Japanese culture to “mangalization,” and with the aim of getting away from the simplistic clichés we are often confronted with when mentioning Japan in the west, IDPURE – in connection with Pascal Greco – offers a distinctive point of view on a very broad visual approach and cultural mix at the crossroads of various visual fields and types of creation. Without comparison, and beyond their original contexts, not only will you find in this edition graphic inspiration straight from Japan, but also Japanese styles and creations that are very much marked by an influence which draws on western visual codes. In short, a visual mix in the country where Goldorak has not aged, where Candy could have been Charles Ingalls’ daughter, and Super Mario a pizza delivery boy.

3 mars 2008

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