“PLAY” Fair at floatsambooks, Tokyo

To coincide with the arrival of French photographer Philippe Jarrigeon's first collection of works in his 15 years of career, "PLAY," a special sale will be held at the Tokyo bookstore "flotsambooks" will be holding an advance sales fair.
Philippe JarrighonUsing traditional yet technical techniques of studio photography, he reinterprets the visual codes found in television shows and films of the 90s, producing one-of-a-kind works that combine humor that anyone can enjoy at first glance with a depth that makes us rethink our perception of the image industry.
Produced under the art direction of Beda Achermann, creative director and founder of Studio Achermann, this book is a challenging collection of photographs that reconstructs a selection of his personal and editorial work in a variety of genres, as well as unpublished cuts.
During the event, you can purchase this book at a special price. IACK store owner Kono will also be at the store, so please stop by even though it is held on a weekday.
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“PLAY” Fair at flotsambooks
Dates: December 21st (Tue) and 23rd (Thu)
Venue: flotsambooks
Address: 1-10-7 Izumi, Suginami-ku, Tokyo 168-0063
Business hours: 14:00 - 20:00
www.flotsambooks.com
@flotsambooks
Philippe Jarrigeon
Born in France in 1982. He studied photography at the École Cantonale des Beaux-Arts de Lausanne (ECAL), a Swiss higher education institution known for its cutting-edge art education. He currently teaches at the same university, while also taking a wide range of photographs, from portraits of major fashion houses and celebrities to independent publications such as Buffalo Zine. His unique photographs, which use traditional and skilled studio photography techniques to reconstruct the visual codes of popular culture and 90s pop culture, have been highly acclaimed beyond the realm of fashion photography, and have been exhibited at La Galerie des Galeries and the International Festival of Fashion and Photography in France, as well as the Fotomuseum Winterthur in Switzerland.
www.philippejarrigeon.com
@philippejarrigeon

Title: PLAY
Artist: Philippe Jarrigeon
RVB Books, 2021
Softcover with reversible dust jacket, a postcard and booklet insert, Otabind
320 x 244 x 18 mm
162 pages
Text in English and French
First edition
¥4,950 - (Special event price)