GOZU, Masao. New York – Just Open it!

Tokyo: Advertise Communication, 1990.  First edition.  Hardcover.  36cm by 25.6cm. 147 pages.  Afterword by Ivan C. Karp.  Text in English and Japanese.  Nice volume documenting Gozu’s New York photography from the 1970s through 1990, this volume collects images from multiple projects, including the “Windows” series, the interior and street views of Harry’s Bar, and work from 264, (the 264 West 12th Street apartment complex).  The photographs present Gozu’s characteristic observational, high-contrast black-and-white style, capturing architectural details, urban interiors, and the layered textures of Manhattan life.  A very good copy in dust jacket with additional printed acetate jacket. Acetate jacket, with some tears and splitting as usual.