Guide to the Japanese Women's Contemporary Artist Zines
Finding aid prepared by Lisa L. Crane, MLIS
Special Collections, Honnold/Mudd Library
800 North Dartmouth Ave
Claremont, CA, 91711
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Email: spcoll@cuc.claremont.edu
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Japanese Women's Contemporary Artist Zines
Date (inclusive): 2005-2011
Date (bulk): 2009-2011
Collection number: H.Mss.1026
Extent:
6 boxes
Contributing Institution:
Claremont Colleges. Library. Special Collections, Honnold/Mudd Library
Abstract: Collection of 124 zines, all created by young female Japanese artists. These publications represent the entire output of the
"Feminine" show - an exhibition of zines curated by Tokyo store
Zine's Mate, presented exclusively at the 2011 New York Art Book Fair. This collection reflects an important trend in underground print
publishing among young women in Japan, and captures the zeitgeist of an exploding cultural phenomenon.
Physical location: Please consult repository.
Language of materials: Languages represented in the collection: English and Japanese as well as a variety of other languages including French, German, Thai to name a few.
Administrative Information
Access
This collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
All requests for permission to reproduce or to publish must be submitted in writing to Special Collections.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Japanese Women's Contemporary Artist Zines (H.Mss.1016). Special Collections, Honnold/Mudd Library,
Claremont University Consortium.
Source of Acquisition
Purchased; 2013.
Accruals
No additions to the collection are anticipated.
Processing Information
All zines are new and in excellent condition. Some had never been opened, and were still wrapped in their original packaging,
while the majority was contained in cellophane bags. Any packaging material, including cellophane bags, determined to be non-archival
was discarded. Items consisting of multiple parts were placed in archival envelopes. Most items were placed in folders individually,
except where items were small enough to be placed in individual envelopes with 2 or 3 envelopes per folder. Items laid in
were left in place. Photographs were sleeved in mylar and put back in their original location.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
Collection of 124 zines, all created by young female Japanese artists. These publications represent the entire output of the
"Feminine" show - an exhibition of zines curated by Tokyo store
Zine's Mate, presented exclusively at the 2011 New York Art Book Fair.
These artist publications utilize a wide variety of production techniques - ranging from black-and-white offset to full-color
process - in various sizes and formats. A wide range of artist mediums are represented, including illustration, lettering,
photography and handcraft. Many zines included are produced in very limited editions of 100 or less. Some zines include an
incredible assortment of realia and found objects.
Often written in both English and Japanese, many of the zines reflect a heavy Western influence, with artistic and semantic
interpretations of English language. Some feature the use of pejorative words commonly directed at women, evoking similar
statements that originated in 1990s American underground Riot Grrrl fanzines. Those zines are often credited with popularizing
what has now become known as "third wave feminism," and these Japanese zines could be viewed comparatively to the spirit of
the Riot Grrrl movement.
Organization and Arrangement
The collection is arranged alphabetically by artist’s last name and then alphabetically by title of work.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library’s online public access catalog.
Criticism
Critiques
Feminism
Gender
Harajuku (Tokyo, Japan) - Social life and customs
Harajuku girls
Photography
Popular culture
Riot grrrl movement
Satire
Transvestism
Underground periodicals
Women
Women artists
Women authors, Japanese
Women in art
Young women
Zines
Box 1, Folder 1
Ancco,
Me-Lo-nn Club,
2011 July 14
Box 1, Folder 2
Ancoo,
Me-Lo-nn Club U-ya Mu-ya Diary,
2011 July 14
Box 1, Folder 3
Ekko, [unkonwn title]
2008
Box 1, Folder 4
Mariko Enomoto,
Nothing Serious
Box 1, Folder 6, Envelope 1
Kana Fukunaga,
Entenka: The Hot Wether [sic] Under,
2011
Box 1, Folder 6, Envelope 2
Kana Fukunaga,
Hyoutenka: The Freezing Point Under
Box 1, Folder 7
Hari,
Details That Sea Becomes River
Box 1, Folder 8
Chinatsu Higashi,
Asobe No Mesume
Box 1, Folder 10, Envelope 1
Fumiko Imano,
Fumiko Imano 1974 - 2004,
2005
Box 1, Folder 10, Envelope 2
Fumiko Imano,
I Am Difficult to Make,
2011 June 27
Box 1, Folder 11
Fumiko Imano,
I Hate Photography!,
2009
Box 1, Folder 12
Yoko Inoue,
A Ribbon
Note
Container contains 16 pieces.
Box 1, Folder 13
Yoko Inoue,
A Ribbon (W)
Note
Container contains 16 pieces.
Box 2, Folder 1
Kasetsu,
ATO,
2009 November
Note
Volume 4 of
between the books series.
Box 2, Folder 2
Yuka Katagiri,
Les Quatre Cents Coups,
2011
Box 6, Folder 4
Misaki Kawai,
China Special,
2011
Box 6, Folder 3
Misaki Kawai,
India Special,
2011
Box 6, Folder 2
Misaki Kawai,
Nepali Special,
2011
Box 6, Folder 1
Misaki Kawai,
Tibet Special,
2011
Box 2, Folder 3
Shiori Kawamoto,
This is iDol,
2011
Box 2, Folder 4
Rinko Kawauchi,
Snowflake Twelfth,
2011
Box 2, Folder 6
Sachiko Kihara,
Still,
2009
Box 2, Folder 7
Yoriko Kita and Homma Takashi,
A Way of Seeing,
2009 July
Note
Volume 3 of
between the books project series.
Box 2, Folder 8
Hana Kitazaki,
Hana,
2011
Box 2, Folder 9, Envelope 1
Erika Kobayashi,
iii no. 1,
2011
Box 2, Folder 9, Envelope 2
Erika Kobayashi,
iii no. 2,
2011
Box 2, Folder 9, Envelope 3
Erika Kobayashi,
iii no. 3,
2011
Box 2, Folder 10, Envelope 1
Erika Kobayashi,
iii no. 4,
2011
Box 2, Folder 10, Envelope 2
Erika Kobayashi,
iii no. 5,
2011
Box 2, Folder 10, Envelope 3
Erika Kobayashi,
iii no. 6,
2011
Box 2, Folder 11, Envelope 1
Erika Kobayashi,
iii no. 7,
2011
Box 2, Folder 11, Envelope 2
Erika Kobayashi,
iii no. 8,
2011
Box 2, Folder 11, Envelope 3
Erika Kobayashi,
iii no. 9,
2011
Box 2, Folder 12
Erika Kobayashi,
US,
2008 October
Box 2, Folder 14
Kayo Kondo, [unknown title],
2010
Box 2, Folder 15, Envelope 1
Box 2, Folder 15, Envelope 2
Box 2, Folder 16
Kaoru Kuwajima,
The Beautiful Daze
Box 2, Folder 17
Hisae Maeda,
Kagami Neko,
2009 March
Box 2, Folder 18, Envelope 1
Hisae Maeda,
Kamigata,
2011
Box 2, Folder 18, Envelope 2
Hisae Maeda,
Cocktail Songbook,
2009 July
Box 2, Folder 19
Mariko,
Teenage Jasmine Zine #7
Box 2, Folder 20
Hayashi Mayo,
Untitled 002
Box 2, Folder 21
Hayashi Mayo,
Untitled 003
Box 2, Folder 22, Envelope 1
Metapome,
Yumeminemook Vol. 01
Box 2, Folder 22, Envelope 2
Metapome,
Yumeminemook Vol. 03
Box 2, Folder 23
Metapome,
Yumeminemook Vol. 04
Box 2, Folder 24
Kuroda Minato,
Cosplay Ash Vol. 3,
2011 July
Box 2, Folder 25
Kuroda Minato,
Cosplay Ash Vol. 4,
2011 July
Box 2, Folder 26
Kuroda Minato,
Cosplay Ash Vol. 5,
2011 July
Box 3, Folder 1
Ban Misato,
She Came to My Place,
2010
Note
Contains 8 pieces plus envelope.
Box 3, Folder 2
Yukari Miyagi,
Akazukin,
2008 November
Box 3, Folder 3
Yukari Miyagi,
Town Dream Dream Town,
2007 June
Box 3, Folder 4
Yukari Miyagi,
The Deer-Star
Box 3, Folder 5
Yukari Miyagi,
Rabbit and Turtle,
2007
Box 3, Folder 6
Miyatachika,
Movies Issue!!!,
2011
Box 3, Folder 8
Nobue Miyazaki and Tomoe Miyazaki,
Paper and Pen Story,
2005
Box 3, Folder 9
Yuriko Miyazaki, [unknown titles]
Note
Folder contains 2 separate items?
Box 3, Folder 10
Mürren,
Mürren vol. 9,
2011 June
Box 3, Folder 11
Nakako Girls,
For Nakako Girls
Note
Contains 6 pieces plus plastic envelope.
Box 3, Folder 12
Ayao Nakamura,
Light 2011,
2011
Box 3, Folder 13
Ayao Nakamura,
Night I,
2009
Box 3, Folder 14
Ayao Nakamura,
Night II,
2009
Box 3, Folder 15
Ayao Nakamura,
Night III,
2009
Box 3, Folder 16
Ayao Nakamura,
Water 2010,
2010
Box 4, Folder 1
Namae Team (Yumeco and Kanatin),
Namae vol. 1,
2008 February 14
Box 4, Folder 2
Namae Team (Yumeco and Kanatin),
Namae vol. 2,
2009 May 10
Box 4, Folder 3
Namae Team (Yumeco and Kanatin),
Namae vol. 3
Box 4, Folder 4, Envelope 1
Nightingale,
A to Z,
2011
Box 4, Folder 4, Envelope 2
Nightingale,
Dia De Muertos,
2008 November 8
Box 4, Folder 5
Kasabe Nogawa,
02 Jul 2011
Box 4, Folder 6, Envelope 1
Sayoko Ohsumi / Book-tique, Mame-Mame [issue unknown],
2011
Box 4, Folder 6, Envelope 2
Sayoko Ohsumi / Book-tique, Mame-Mame [issue unknown],
2011
Box 4, Folder 6, Envelope 3
Sayoko Ohsumi / Book-tique, Mame-Mame [issue unknown],
2011
Box 4, Folder 9
San,
Flor y Fiesta, Zaragoza,
2010
Box 4, Folder 10
Tomoko Sasaki,
Lola,
2010 November 1
Box 4, Folder 11
Yamano Satsuki,
Behind That Moment: Riding Horse
Box 4, Folder 12
Yamano Satsuki,
Behind that Moment: Tennis
Box 4, Folder 14
Yamano Satsuki,
Disguise 2
Box 4, Folder 16
Kanako Sekine,
There Was...,
2011 April
Box 4, Folder 17
Izumi Shiokawa,
She,
2011 July 5
Box 4, Folder 18
Izumi Shiokawa and Hana Akiyama,
The Day,
2009
Box 6, Folder 5
SHOE PRESs,
I Love Tohoku
Box 4, Folder 19
Kahoko Sodeyama,
Bitch,
2011
Box 4, Folder 20
Kahoko Sodeyama,
One Day,
2010
Box 4, Folder 21, Envelope 1
Mina Tabei,
Panties,
2009
Box 4, Folder 21, Envelope 2
Mina Tabei,
Plastic Girl,
2011
Box 4, Folder 22
Sae Takahashi, [unknown title]
Box 4, Folder 23
Sae Takahashi, [unknown title],
2011 February
Box 4, Folder 25, Envelope 1
Tiny Person Publishing,
School: Women and Japanese Culture, No. 1,
2009
Box 4, Folder 25, Envelope 2
Tiny Person Publishing,
School: Women and Japanese Culture, No. 2
Box 4, Folder 26
Kawase Tomoyo, [untitled],
2006
Box 5, Folder 1
[unknown author], [unknown title]
Box 5, Folder 2
Various authors,
Rubypaper 00,
2010 November
Box 5, Folder 3
Various authors,
Rubypaper 02,
2011
Box 5, Folder 4
Various authors,
Taglibro Diary,
2011 September 10
Note
Authors include: Erika Kobayashi, Kasane Nogawa, Mina Tabei, and Hisae Maeda.
Box 5, Folder 5
Various authors,
Transparent 03,
2009
Box 5, Folder 6
Various authors,
Transparent 04,
2010
Box 5, Folder 7
Various authors,
Yakk Vol. 003,
2011 May 6
Note
Authors include: Yumi, Anri, Kumiko, and Kisa. Contains 6 pieces plus plastic bag.
Box 5, Folder 8
Yukiko Yamasaki,
View Vol. 1,
2010 February 26
Box 5, Folder 9
Yukiko Yamasaki,
View Vol. 2,
2010 June 26
Box 5, Folder 10
Yukiko Yamasaki,
View Vol. 3,
2010 November 19
Box 5, Folder 11
Yukiko Yamasaki,
View Vol. 4,
2011 July 16
Box 6, Folder 7, Envelope 1
Tomoko Yamashita,
5 x 5 No. 1,
2011
Box 6, Folder 7, Envelope 2
Tomoko Yamashita,
5 x 5 No. 2,
2011
Box 6, Folder 7, Envelope 3
Tomoko Yamashita,
5 x 5 No. 3,
2011
Box 5, Folder 12
Tomoko Yamahita,
Blue,
2010
Box 5, Folder 13
Tomoko Yamashita,
Cube,
2010
Box 5, Folder 16
Younashimambo! (Azusa Takada and Misato Nakamura),
Lemon Juice in Chiang Mai,
2008 December 28
Box 5, Folder 17
Younashimambo! (Azusa Takada and Misato Nakamura),
Melon Soda in London
Box 5, Folder 14
Younashimambo! (Azusa Takada and Misato Nakamura),
Mint Tea In Paris
Box 5, Folder 15
Younashimambo! (Azusa Takada and Misato Nakamura),
Netra Parab
