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— Purple #43 S/S 2025
The Tokyo Diary Issue

keiichi tanaami

portrait by CHIKASHI SUZUKI   A pioneer of Japanese Pop Art, Keiichi Tanaami (1936-2024) came to symbolize catharsis and regeneration in postwar Japanese society. A child of the war’s devastation, Tanaami transformed his traumatic memories of air raids, searchlights, and bombs into an explosive and colorful style that incorporated these themes and pop iconography. In […]

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