ICONS vol.2
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ICONS vol.2 Shintaro Kago is a compact A4 illustration artbook: 52 colour portraits of historical figures, rendered with formal precision. Published by The Mansion Press as the second volume in a 4-volume series. Softcover with French flaps; 21 × 29.7 cm.
- Format: Softcover with French flaps
- Pages: 52 colour pages
- Size: 21 × 29.7 cm (A4)
- Publisher: The Mansion Press
ICONS vol.2 Shintaro Kago – Historical Figures as Specimens
ICONS vol.2 Shintaro Kago is a compact A4 illustration artbook published by The Mansion Press. It presents 52 colour portraits of historical figures, treated not as icons in the reverential sense, but as subjects: observed, fixed, and rendered with deliberate formal control. The tone is clinical. The colour is precise. Nothing is incidental.
About the Work
The premise of the ICONS project is consistent across volumes: historical figures are approached as specimens rather than symbols. In this second volume, Kago applies his characteristic formal discipline to the portrait format — each image contained, each colour decision accountable. The softcover with French flaps gives the object a portfolio quality. It is thin by design, and it reads as a sequence rather than a collection of isolated images.
The volume functions as a standalone publication. It does not require prior familiarity with the series. It also locks into the larger 4-volume ICONS project without redundancy — the logic of the set becomes clearer when this volume is read alongside ICONS vol.1. Each volume is governed by the same hand, the same restraint, and the same refusal of decoration.
Publisher
ICONS vol.2 is published by The Mansion Press, a publisher whose output is represented in the Lokator100 catalogue through a selection of carefully produced artist publications.
Collection Context
This title is held within the Artbooks & Artist Publications section of the shop — a category that brings together illustration books, artist-led projects, and publications that sit at the boundary between print object and visual document. Further titles by Shintaro Kago are available in the shop.
About the Artist
Shintaro Kago is a Japanese manga artist and illustrator known for ero guro aesthetics and strict formal play with image structure. His work often mixes clinical clarity with surreal distortion, using composition as a tool of pressure. He is widely associated with experimental and satirical approaches in contemporary manga and illustration.
Format: Softcover with French flaps
Pages: 52 colour pages
Dimensions: 21 × 29.7 cm (A4)
Weight: 0.3 kg
ISBN: 9782492646652
Publisher / Manufacturer:
The Mansion Press
Country of origin:
France
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