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Osaka. Postcard,1930s.
born in Osaka Prefecture, Japan
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Osaka. Postcard,1930s.
born in Osaka Prefecture, Japan
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design is created on an equal balance of three areas: economy, sociology and culture. it cannot favor one over the others. —kazumasa nagai
Poster from “LIFE” series, 2008. © The Museum of Modern Art, Toyama.
Kazumasa Nagai’s works are created by hand and usually silk-printed. This way, they are much closer to fine art than to pure design as usually understood.