ICONS vol.1
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ICONS vol.1 is an illustration artbook by Shintaro Kago — 52 colour pages in A4 format, softcover with French flaps, published by The Mansion Press as the first volume in a four-part series treating historical figures as records rather than subjects of celebration.
- Format: Softcover with French flaps
- Pages: 52 colour pages
- Size: 21 × 29.7 cm (A4)
- Publisher: The Mansion Press
Portrait as a record — ICONS vol.1 by Shintaro Kago
The first volume in the four-volume ICONS series opens with a direct premise: historical figures rendered as records, not tributes. Published by The Mansion Press, this illustration artbook by Shintaro Kago applies a controlled, graphic sensibility to portraiture — each image composed with the same clinical remove the subject matter might resist.
The object is A4 format (21 × 29.7 cm), with 52 colour pages and a softcover bound with French flaps. The flaps extend the cover stock into a structure closer to a portfolio than a standard paperback, giving the volume a physical presence consistent with its presentation. The page size suits the image scale without excess.
Kago is a Japanese manga artist and illustrator whose practice moves between ero guro aesthetics and formal experiments in composition. His illustration work — collected internationally in art-publication contexts — is marked by design logic applied as narrative pressure: clean surfaces that hold distortion at a precise distance. This volume reflects that approach without explanation.
ICONS vol.1 functions as a self-contained sequence and as the opening entry in a structured series. The four-volume project continues with ICONS vol.2, maintaining the same format and editorial logic across volumes. Further titles in the Artbooks & Artist Publications catalogue follow a similar commitment to object quality and editorial restraint.
About Shintaro Kago
Shintaro Kago is a Japanese manga artist and illustrator associated with ero guro aesthetics and formal experiments in composition and page structure. His work combines clinical clarity with abrupt distortion, using design logic as a form of narrative pressure rather than decoration.
Alongside his comics practice, Kago's illustration work is collected internationally in art-publication contexts. ICONS vol.1 is one such context — a series format that isolates his approach to portraiture within a tightly specified object.
Format: Softcover with French flaps
Pages: 52 colour pages
Dimensions: 21 × 29.7 cm (A4)
Weight: 0.3 kg
ISBN: 9782492646348
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The Mansion Press
Country of origin:
France
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