Gay erotic art of the Showa period comes back to life in the modern age. KOMIYAMA YUKA BOOKS' first exhibition with Tsuyoshi Mishima and Kari DeWitt is now being held to rave reviews.

Yuka Takahashi, curator of "Komiyama Bookstore," which boasts the largest collection of books on photography, art, fashion, and subculture in Jimbocho, and "KOMIYAMA YUKA BOOKS," an art bookstore that has joined forces with the up-and-coming boutique "GR8," are holding their first exhibition "Cali Dewitt x Go Mishima "POETRY READING"" is now being held to rave reviews.

This exhibition focuses on "gay erotic art," an area that has long been of interest to Komiyama Shoten, and features prints created in collaboration with Showa-era artist Tsuyoshi Mishima, known as a leader in this field, and Canadian contemporary artist Cali Dewitt, The exhibition features prints created in collaboration between Tsuyoshi Mishima, a Showa-era artist known as a leader in this field, and Cali Dewitt, a contemporary artist from Canada. Furthermore, the exhibition is enriched with related books, such as "The Rose Tribe" and "Sabu," selected by Yuka Takahashi, as well as a display of Tsuyoshi Mishima's handwritten works from the period.

. This is a collaboration between Mishima and DeWitt in the exhibition. It is a collection of original artwork that combines DeWitt's signature "Plastic Sign Series" with paintings excerpted from "Tsuyoshi Mishima Gashu, Young Man," published by Daini-Shobo in 1972.

Tsuyoshi Mishima's portrayal of sturdy men with short hair, tattoos, and wearing loincloths, on the other hand, has a somewhat melancholy and lonely atmosphere. DeWitt's satirical message adds new value and interpretation to the work.

Showa and modern . Japanese and Western. Two people who lived in different times and environments overlap, transcending time and space. The new creations born from minority culture should, therefore, have some kind of emotional impact in today's age of diversity. Details of the exhibition are as follows. . If you are in Harajuku, please come and visit us.