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Gekko Hayashi

Beautiful work by Gekko Hayashi a.k.a. Goji Ishihara (1923–1997). Ishihara is remembered for his macabre children’s book illustrations of demons, monsters and disasters. His work under the pseudonym Gekko Hayashi depicted scenes of same-sex romance and was featured in the Japanese gay magazine Sabu throughout the 1970s and ‘80s. These images are much softer than his alter ego’s grotesque children’s books– even the BDSM imagery has a delicate sensuality.

Read more about Gekko Hayashi at Chris Butcher’s blog Comics212 and John Coulthart’s Feuillton.

fovoypmestu:

monsieurlabette:

Artist unknown

Gekko Hayashi

Beautiful work by Gekko Hayashi a.k.a. Goji Ishihara (1923–1997). Ishihara is remembered for his macabre children’s book illustrations of demons, monsters and disasters. His work under the pseudonym Gekko Hayashi depicted scenes of same-sex romance and was featured in the Japanese gay magazine Sabu throughout the 1970s and ‘80s. These images are much softer than his alter ego’s grotesque children’s books– even the BDSM imagery has a delicate sensuality.

Read more about Gekko Hayashi at Chris Butcher’s blog Comics212 and John Coulthart’s Feuillton.

The House of Gay Art, 2015 
Short documentary by Graham Kolbeins

Last November, Gengoroh Tagame joined MASSIVE on a pilgrimage to The House of Gay Art. Tucked away in a quiet suburban neighborhood in Saitama Prefecture, the private museum is one of Japan’s only institutions devoted to preserving gay art. It’s a labor of love, run independently out of the home of the charming curator, and novelist Masahiro Ogizaki. The collection contains more than 150 original drawings, paintings, sculptures and photographs, and an extensive archive of rare books and magazines.

The House of Gay Art, 2015 
Short documentary by Graham Kolbeins

Last November, Gengoroh Tagame joined MASSIVE on a pilgrimage to The House of Gay Art. Tucked away in a quiet suburban neighborhood in Saitama Prefecture, the private museum is one of Japan’s only institutions devoted to preserving gay art. It’s a labor of love, run independently out of the home of the charming curator, and novelist Masahiro Ogizaki. The collection contains more than 150 original drawings, paintings, sculptures and photographs, and an extensive archive of rare books and magazines.

Sadao Hasegawa Exhibition: Works from 1978 to 1983
at Gallery Naruyama in Tokyo
August 28th - September 13th, 2014

More info at Tagame’s News in English