went to the suehiro maruo exhibition at span art gallery - a collection of recent colour illustrations - altho early on the first day several had already sold - but unsurprising as prices are relatively inexpensive - i settled for a poster and book (both signed - yay!) - posters published by span and a snip at ¥1000 - four designs available, i went for the imo-mushi one - the book softcover A4 size, 50 or so colour works, plus a 28 page “graphic novel” - and speaking of “graphic”: a few of the colour pieces have been censored in a quite pointless/incomprehensible way - despite that, a “must-buy” for maruo fans
I rather like the censorship, actually; it enhances the naughtiness of seeing what is supposed to be kept hidden–the titillation of the furtive glimpse, as opposed to the unobstructed view–like pantyscoping under stairways and bleachers. I wouldn’t be surprised if it was Maruo’s idea in the first place.