Tomoo Gokita WORKS COPYRIGHT by Tomoo Gokita

『WORKS COPYRIGHT by Tomoo Gokita』is a comprehensive 272-page collection of Tomoo Gokita's vast artwork, including paintings, Polaroid photos capturing everyday scenes, zines, T-shirts, book designs, and album jackets created during his time as a graphic designer.

This book was published to coincide with the exhibition 'FRESH' held at BLUM & POE in Los Angeles in June 2021. It features a continuous series of multi-layered images, offering a comprehensive view of Gokita's creative journey and its breadth.

The collected works intertwine fragments of daily life with fiction, presenting anonymous figures and ambiguous narratives. The sometimes emphasized realism reflects contemporary surveillance and the deluge of images, evoking a somewhat unsettling and "uncanny" feeling.

It also includes an essay titled "UNCANNY GOKITA" by psychoanalyst Jamieson Webster, which attempts to interpret Gokita's images through the lens of Sigmund Freud's psychoanalysis.

Furthermore, the light, magazine-like binding itself creates rhythm as pages are turned, and the continuous flow of fragmented visuals draws readers deeper into the world of the artworks. Overall, it is a book that provides an immersive experience into Tomoo Gokita's imagery.

[Title] WORKS COPYRIGHT by Tomoo Gokita
[Publisher] BLUM
[Publication Date] 2021
[Number of Pages] 272 pages
[Size] Approx. 240*305mm, 1265g
[Format] Softcover
[Language] English
[Title Reading] WORKS COPYRIGHT BY GOKITA TOMOO
[Author/Editor] Tomoo Gokita/Author
[Printing] -
[ISBN] 9780998736013
[Condition] Used 【6】Good to Fair (Slight tear on edge)
[Accessories] -
[Featured In] -
[Related Exhibition] June 2021 BLUM & POE 'FRESH' (Los Angeles)

Tomoo Gokita (born 1969)

Born in Tokyo in 1969.
He gained attention in the late 1990s with his drawings using pencil, charcoal, and ink, and in 2000, he published his art book "Lingerie Wrestling." Starting with an exhibition in New York, he has held numerous solo exhibitions both in Japan and internationally.

He is highly acclaimed for his unique worldview, where the concrete and abstract, humor and unease, intersect in works such as his black and white portrait paintings and abstract works.
In 2012, he participated in the "Abstraction and Form: What Remains Unseen" exhibition at the DIC Kawamura Memorial Museum of Art, and in 2014, he held a solo exhibition "THE GREAT CIRCUS" at the same museum. In 2018, he held a solo exhibition "PEEKABOO" at the Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery.

His major art books and catalogs include "Shuffle Tetsudo Shoka" (Tennen Bunko, 2010), "777" (888 Books, 2015), "Holy Cow" (Taka Ishii Gallery, 2017), and "PEEKABOO" (Tokyo Opera City Cultural Foundation, 2018).
He held solo exhibitions at Taka Ishii Gallery in 2008, 2012, 2017, 2020, and 2022.

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