Shinkichi Tajiri. The Wall - Die Mauer - Le Mur

Baarlo, X-Press, 1971. Hardcover, 10 x 22.5 cm, 92 pp. First edition of 100. This copy signed 'Tajiri' and numbered '59' in black marker on the cover. The booklet was created in 1971 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the construction of the Berlin Wall.

Features one continuous row of b/w photos taken along a 27-kilometer-long section of the Berlin Wall. Striking self-published artists' booklet by the Dutch-American artist with Japanese roots, Shinkichi Tajiri (1923-2009), who lived in Berlin at the time. Mild chafing to cover and small tear along upper spine (1 cm), else a very good copy. Scarce.