“It’s a tease,” says Kidd of the book’s initial impression. “Gypsy Rose Lee was the genius at this-you don’t want to give them the money shot on the cover.” But how do you apply this to the work of Gengoroh Tagame, the Japanese manga artist who specializes in BDSM themes and violently graphic gay erotica? For “ The Passion of Gengoroh Tagame,” Kidd joined up with collaborators Anne Ishii and Graham Kolbeins to devise a way to introduce the English-speaking world to the “Tom of Finland” of Japan. From David Sedaris’ “ Naked” to the English-language version of Haruki Murakami’s “ 1Q84,” Kidd has mastered the principle of intrigue. Intrigue the reader enough to pick up the work and open it-this is a process that Chip Kidd has turned into an art. In book design, provocation is the name of the game.
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