Naoshima Public Bath I Love Yu

About the productJapanese

A visual book with a bellows-style layout that contains everything about the Naoshima public bath "I Love Bath," where you can experience Otake's world with your whole body.

Shinro Ohtake is at the forefront of contemporary art with his diverse expressions including picture books, photography, sculpture, collage and music. Naoshima public bath "I Love Yu" opened in 2009 and has been much talked about. With an eye-catching exterior that resembles the cockpit of a derelict ship, and a bath that evokes the underwater world... This "work," which is unique in the world and combines the act of bathing with the appreciation of art, is said to be a masterpiece that sublimates Shinro Ohtake's worldview.

From the exterior to the bathroom, changing room, and toilet, this is a new work of art that allows you to literally experience Otake's world with your whole body! It's all recorded in a bellows-style visual book.

Total art of the 21st century has emerged.
A Wagnerian music drama?
Beijing Olympic Stadium and Opening Ceremony Event?
No, it's just a modest public bath.
Those in doubt should go to Naoshima,
Check out "I Love Yu" by Shinro Ohtake.
--Akira Asada (Asahi Shimbun, October 8, 2009 article) (Publisher)

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Product Information

Publisher Seigensha

release date July 30, 2010

Part numberKART10855W-9784861522611

Specification 75×105mm/72p/accordion-folded

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