Fairy Tale: Strange Stories of Women Young and Old by Yanagi Miwa - Photographs - 2007.

Kyoto: Seigensha Art Publishing, 2007. Hardback with embossed lettering and tipped-in photo, no dj as issued, with belly band. First edition. AS NEW. Unpaginated (approx. 100 pages); full-page b&w and color photographic reproductions throughout; 9.75 x 11.25 inches. Text in Japanese and English. In Fairy Tales, Yanagi focuses on the relationship between young girls and older women. As a point of departure, she starts with the often gruesome, violent and cruel European versions of tales by the Brothers Grimm. Etched into our collective memories, the photographer's images examine and twist the mythologies further using masks, wigs, mixed race models and female children dressed as older women. Gorgeous reproductions. FREE SHIPPING, insurance and tracking within the US by Media Mail. Careful and secure packaging.