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The essay offered here was originally created for the ICA in 1993 and epitomises Holzer’s indelible mark and unique voice

Namio Harukawa UK and “the facts of theBaron, 2021, Hardcover, 76 pages, 25 20 cm Featuring an essay by Pernilla Ellens. Creating a visionary language through the medium of pencil drawings, Harukawa worked for 60 years under a pseudonym, Namio Harukawa: formed from an anagram of Naomi, a reference to Junichir Tanizakis novel, and actress Masumi Harukawa, using it until his death in 2020. Forniphilia and domination has fascinated and preoccupied Harukawa, in his artistic practice, and was