[PW] Yamantaka Eye - Nanoo

[Sydney Thompson]

Thank you, this is of great help.

Sydney


On 5/1/07, andrea herman <ash966 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 4/30/07, Sydney Thompson <sydneythompson at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hello. I'm hoping someone can help me locate a rare book of art called
> > Nanoo, by the singer Yamantaka Eye. I have been unable to find it
> online,
> > except on ebay. The book was published in Japan in 1996.
> >
> > Thank you,
> > Sydney Thompson
>
> I didn't know that the singer of the Boredoms was an artist too! I
> don't have a definite answer to your question, as the tools I as a
> public librarian use to find rare books such as Worldcat
> (http://www.worldcat.org/) and Bookfinder (http://www.bookfinder.com/)
> are not much help for rare foreign art books, though I did search them
> just in case (no luck). I also don't read Japanese, which would
> probably be necessary for a thorough web search.
>
> However, I am someone who is interested in modern art and Japanese
> culture, and this is my guess as to where such a book would be in the
> US:
>
> 1) In a museum store, behind the counter, with a big price tag on it.
>
> 2) In a store that imports Japanese books, behind the counter, with a
> big price tag on it.
>
> 3) In  a museum library, not to be taken out, probably with special
> permission required to view it.
>
> For #1, you would have to call or email likely museums such as MOMA,
> PS. 1, SFMOMA, Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art, Walker Art Center,
> etc.
>
> For #2, the two I can think of off the bat as possibilities are:
>     Zakka
>    (212) 431-3961
>    147 Grand St
>    New York, NY
>
>     Kinokuniya Book Stores-America
>    (415) 567-7625
>    1581 Webster St # 165
>    San Francisco, CA
>     http://www.sfjapantown.org/shop.html
>
> Maybe they would have leads as to whom to contact even if they didn't
> have the book itself.
>
> _Giant Robot_, a magazine that focuses on Asian culture, often
> features such items, but their stores probably wouldn't have something
> from 1996. You could contact them, though, or post in their forums:
>
> http://www.giantrobot.com/
>
> Here is the Boredom's Myspace page, if you want to try to contact Eye
> directly:
>
> http://www.myspace.com/boredoms
>
> If you are willing to just look at the book, here is a directory of
> art libraries:
>
> http://artlibrary.vassar.edu/ifla-idal/
>
> I did check the MOMA library's catalog, no luck. Unfortunately, most
> museum libraries don't have web-accessible catalogs as far as I know
> (any art librarians out there, feel free to contradict me).
>
> --Andrea Herman
> St. Paul Public Library
>
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