It is only natural that things change as times change. The world of art is constantly being redefined by artists around the globe. Along with these changes, art books have also been created in a variety of forms.
Known as a specialty store for such art books"POST" in EbisuSince opening in 2011, the store has maintained a unique style of featuring books from a single publisher at a time and rotating the selection at regular intervals.
Rather than focusing on individual books, this approach introduces the full scope of a publisher’s work—including editing, design, printing, bookbinding, and collaboration with authors and designers—over the course of that period. We continue to pursue this as one form of distribution.
This art book specialist has published *Print, Object, Spread, Trace: POST and Fifteen Years of Art Books, 2011–2026*, a book summarizing 15 years of work. In addition to 50 publisher spotlights, the book features new interviews with six international publishers conducted specifically for this volume, as well as essays tracing the evolution of the art book landscape. At 912 pages and presented in a bilingual Japanese-English format, it is an unprecedented publication.
"Print, Object, Spread, Trace: POST and Fifteen Years of Art Books, 2011–2026"
Edited and Written by POST
Release Date: Friday, September 4, 2026
Specifications: 912 pages / Bilingual (Japanese and English)
Dimensions: 240 × 180 × 42 (mm)
List Price: ¥8,250
ISBN: 978-4-9913138-9-9
Art Direction: Yoshihisa Tanaka
Design: centre Inc.
Interview Editing and Writing: Sawako Fukai, Toshiaki Koga
Annotation by: Toshiaki Koga
Printing and binding: Yahkoh Bijutsu Co.
Published by: POST (limArt)
Special Website for This Book:https://post-books-book.com
One of the highlights is the layout, which not only introduces each publisher individually but also allows readers to indirectly trace how art books have evolved over the 15 years since 2011 simply by flipping through the pages. In an interview with Yusuke Nakajima—owner of “Post” and co-organizer of the “TOKYO ART BOOK FAIR”—he discusses everything from the shop’s origins to the redefinition of what it means to run a bookstore.
"Complete Brochure Set"
A limited-edition box set containing all 50 brochures produced for our previous publisher features is now available for sale.
List Price: ¥54,450 yen
Supplement: 50 brochures (in a special box)
Number of copies: Limited to 80
*The special box shown in the image is a rendering of the product in progress.
Books are a democratic medium that can reach everyone equally. This book is truly a lifelong treasure, created with the hope that it will serve as a reference for those interested in art books and provide readers with an opportunity to discover publishers and titles they haven’t encountered before.
