Before and after Superflat : A Short History of Japanese Contemporary Art 1990-2011 By Favell, Adrian Publisher : Blue Kingfisher Ltd Published Date : 2012/04 Binding : Paperback ISBN : 9789881506412 BookWeb Price : S$ 41.23 Kinokuniya Privilege Card member price : S$ 32.98 Availability Status : In stock at the Fulfillment Centre. Usually dispatches within 5 working days. Language : English

 
Prologue Tourists in the Japanese Pavilion         7  (8)
  PART ONE Little Boys and Tokyo Girls: The
  Rise of Superflat
    Artist in Wonderland: Takashi Murakami         15 (8)
    The Little Prince: Yoshitomo Nara              23 (8)
    Tokyo Girls Bravo! Kaikai Kiki and Mariko      31 (10)
    Mori
    Utsukushii Kuni: Yokoso Japan!                 41 (8)
  PART TWO How to be A-Zillionaire: Commerce,
  Design and Art in the Superflat World
    The Art Entrepreneurship Theory                49 (7)
    Nara as Businessman                            56 (7)
    The World is Flat                              63 (6)
    The Creative Surplus                           69 (10)
  PART THREE Whatever Happened to the Likely
  Lads? The Tokyo Art World in the 1990s
    Tokyo 1991-1995: The Birth of the Cool         79 (7)
    Ginza Days, Omori Nights: The Birth of a       86 (15)
    Contemporary Art Scene
    Art and Money: The Birth of a Contemporary     101(8)
    Art Market
    When Will Aida Be Famous? Before and After     109(30)
    Zero Japan
  PART FOUR Art & The City: How Art Replaced
  God at the Heart of Neo-Tokyo
    The Tower of Power: The Mori Story             139(15)
    Yokohama: From Triennial to Debacle            154(9)
    What are Contemporary Art Museums in Japan     163(11)
    Really For?
    Echigo-Tsumari and Rural Art Festivals:        174(11)
    Rise of the Northern River
  PART FIVE After the Gold Rush: The New
  Japanese Art Scene in the 2000s
    China Mania                                    185(6)
    The Zero Zero Generation                       191(10)
    Aida's Children                                201(8)
    Space for Our Future                           209(12)
Epilogue After the Tsunami                         221(10)
Sources and Acknowledgements                       231(6)
Cast of Characters / Index                         237