Showa Modern: 1920s-30s Japanese Advertising Design dance interviews/conversations and artwork that make

interviews/conversations and artwork that make up the book

Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010)

and at the everyday experiences that teach us about ourselves

This discussion is complemented by a conversation between Sanguinetti and curators Clément Chéroux and Pierre Leyrat

Showa Modern: 1920s-30s Japanese Advertising Design dance interviews/conversations and artwork that makeA new urban lifestyle blossomed in Japan in the 1920s and 30s as cafs, bars, and boutiques selling Western inspired fare and fashions crowded city streets and people embraced different modes of living. Tokyo was being rebuilt after the great earthquake of 1923, while further south Osaka entered a period of unprecedented prosperity. Amid these turbulent times, advertisers scrambled to find new promotional strategies to attract consumers, inspiring the