Sho Shibuya (1st Edition of 300) branding We never discuss our desperate

We never discuss our desperate refusal to die

his fifth book with TASCHEN

Wada was ahead of his time in developing traditional and Western influenced colour combinations

morethe book opens with critical essays that rethink design principles and practices through theories of feminism

Taking this image as a point of departure

Sho Shibuya (1st Edition of 300) branding We never discuss our desperateSho Shibuyas New York Times paintings from 2020 interpret the chaos of the world and the beauty of each sunrise as an alternate, artistic historical record. From the start of lockdown, he began painting the sky from his Brooklyn apartment window as a daily meditation; using the front page of the newspaper for the first time as the country neared 100,000 deaths. Over months, gradient colour washes are punctuated by key dates that he interprets more