Songs for Modern Japan: Publisher / Tebrikunna Press to Lamingtons and Tiramisù

to Lamingtons and Tiramisù

insects are not only an inseparable part of our earth’s ecosystem

curated by Archibald Prize winner Ben Quilty

This book presents 86 images from “Baien-Kinpu”

pointing the way for a world facing the profound disruptions of climate change

Songs for Modern Japan: Publisher / Tebrikunna Press to Lamingtons and TiramisùJapanese society underwent a whirlwind of change during the early 20th century, a period marked by rapid modernisation. Perhaps more than any other objects from the period, sheet music covers graphically embodied this vortex of sights, sounds, events and ideas. Publishers of music churned out sheets bound in designed covers as diverse as the music within, illustrated in both Japanese and European styles, including Art Nouveau, Modernism,