Taking Up The Melody cornucopia or are we bound only

or are we bound only to a cycle of familiar patterns

Henry Wessel has observed and recorded the unusual and the iconic

never has a coffee table revealed so many meanings

this offset-printed trade edition brings together the same eight images and companion commissioned texts

dated and located by Bob Kolbrener to title page

Taking Up The Melody cornucopia or are we bound onlyFirst edition, first impression of Taking Up The Melody by Hiroshi Sugimoto. Medium formmt hardback in new condition. About The book Taking up the Melody, which accompanies the eponymous exhibition, explores Sugimotos work through the concept of honka dori, borrowed from classical Japanese poetry, which refers to the act of revisiting a previous work in order to shift its meaning and revitalize its significance. This principle of reworking allows