Namio Harukawa Carol Tyler “Not only is My Brother’s

“Not only is My Brother’s Husband very touching

this slim volume offers a new lesson on nearly every page

The textures and patterns she achieves using gouache paint give her work a wonderfully awkward tone and she brings her characters to life through short vignettes that unfold on the page

"Röhner expertly shows off Max's inventive draftsmanship

Namio Harukawa Carol Tyler “Not only is My Brother’sBy Namio Harukawa. Published by Baron Books. Hardcover, 76 pages, Colour and B&W, 2021. Baron is pleased to present the first posthumous book by artist Namio Harukawa (May 1947 April 24, 2020), dedicated to Harukawas archive of rarely published work. 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