The Sisyphean and futile task of distilling a country onto the page becomes grist for the mill as Chanarin's candid images — sometimes uncomfortable and disquieting

all of whom use the medium to describe and to present the visual evidence of the real world

he captured poignant moments in the street life of two of the world's great cities: Paris and New York where he lived after fleeing from Nazi Germany

Many of the images in the book were later submitted to Photolucida’s Critical Mass which Watanabe garnered a book prize and the subsequent publication of findings by Photolucida

and performed by Brian Eno

Sumo Neil krug The Sisyphean and futile taskFirst edition of Sumo by Craig McDean (2011) First impression In an edition of 250 numbered copies Published on the occasion of McDean's exhibition of the same name in Half Gallery, New York Small format paperback in fine condition Some very minor toning to extremities and wear to cover No internal markings Numbered to copyright page Japanese bound by hand About "In 1993 I lived in Japan for a year. Through a friend I had the uncommon access to the