Ivan Vartanian

author

American b. 1972, New York, USA active 1997–present

Ivan Vartanian is an author, editor, and the founder of Goliga Books, Inc., a book-packaging company specializing in art, photography, and design. Based in Tokyo, Vartanian has focused on anthologizing and translating significant works of Japanese photography and culture. He has published various works on designer toys and the history of Japanese photography, often collaborating with historians to bring these niche subjects to a global audience.[1,2,3]

  • Japanese photography
  • photobooks
  • publishing
  • designer toys

Books

Works by Ivan Vartanian

  • 2009 Japanese Photobooks of the 1960s and '70s Percent Books · book · English
  • 2006 Setting Sun: Writings by Japanese Photographers Aperture · book · English Anthologized and translated
  • 2010 Full Vinyl: The Subversive Art of Designer Toys book · English

References

  1. Ivan Vartanian. Goodreads link
  2. Japanese Photobooks of the 1960s and '70s. Percent Books. 2009 link
  3. Ivan Vartanian. Full Vinyl: The Subversive Art of Designer Toys. Amazon. 2010 link