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To look and learn or to make yourself look good - you can't do better than an art book. When literature and fine art come together it's usually on a coffee table. Here's a good place to hang out while indulging in cultural literature, and enjoy a good cup of coffee or a beer while you're at it.
Nadiff is downstairs off in a back street in Omotesando. Short for New Art Diffusion, this place has it all, except an easy location to find. Look for the yellow cube entrance. Nadiff has a huge range of art books, but what sets it apart from other good bookshops is its specialised range of artist's books and catalogues of exhibitions from around the globe. If you are after a limited edition of the works of photographer Araki, hardcover, nearly half-a-meter in size, then Nadiff has it for a hot - like the book's pink cover - Y150,000. However Nadiff also has a huge selection of publishing by Japan's foremost contemporary photographers. This includes (for a fraction of the above cost) photo artist books by Rika Noguchi, Mika Ninagawa or Taishi Hirokawa. Nadiff also has a small gallery space. And, design books and over a hundred art/culture magazines. A fabulous selection of music CDs from soundscape artists to minimalist composers is also for sale. Erotic poster art by M. Toshio Saeki is available in editions in French, English and Japanese for those that actually read about it. Or as a gift, try art critic Tamass on "Contemporary Arab Representation." Needing to tidy up all those art books lying around? Who could resist artist Yoshitomo Nara's "Puppy Bookends"? Nadiff has a good selection of all the bits and pieces of merchandise that contemporary artists seem to indulge these days, trinket art for the masses. All of this plus Cafe Crepuscule, which serves half-decent food and Belgian beer, make this an enjoyable place to while away a few hours or meet friends. by Peter Naumann |
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