Reza Shafahi: the Diary of a Gambler why books? Emerging from different backgrounds and

Emerging from different backgrounds and thematic concerns

a longtime friend of Kyoichi

Design by Toru Kase and first published by Same Paper

170 x 220 mm

Reza Shafahi: the Diary of a Gambler why books? Emerging from different backgrounds andIranian artist Reza Shafahi (b. 1940) began his career in his 70s, having spent the preceding decades largely disconnected from his family, working through an addiction to gambling. Art became a way out when his son, artist Mamali Shafahi, invited him to participate in a daily drawing exercise. For the first time, a generous selection of Rezas works are collected within a stand alone volume, celebrating the full scope of his artistic practice. Edited