Go, Limited Edition.

Photographs by Bruce Gilden.

Trebruk, London, 2000. 96 pp., 62 duotone illustrations, 9x13¼".

Bruce Gilden: Go
Introduction by Bruce Gilden.

Named for one of the most intellectually challenging board games in the world, played primarily in China,Japan, and Korea by players who use black- and-white stones to acquire territory, Go presents Bruce Gilden's photographic explorations of the darker side of Japan. In striking, full-page, black-and- white images, Gilden documents the brutal reality of a Japanese street. In-your-face pictures of Yakuza (mobsters), Bosozoku (members of biker gangs), and street people-characters who are alternately intimidating, bloodied, tatooed, frightening, and disheveled-are sporadically interspersed with mango cartoons for a revelatory glimpse at a Japan that looks nothing like its familiar image of calm, orderly, hyper-efficient perfection.
"In his latest book, Magnum photographer Bruce Gilden explores the darker side of Japan. Sixty two beautifully reproduced images cover three main areas: Yakuza (Japanese mafia), Bosozoko (Biker gangs), and lastly, street life in all its brutal reality. All images have been shot in Tokyo and Osaka, and reveal how violence and hardship weave through many aspects of daily existence in these two sprawling cities. With its 'back to front' format, specialist print techniques and sporadic use of Manga cartoon imagery, this book is a collectable must."-the publisher.

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