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"Martin Margiela in Japan 2026" is a collection of works by Belgian artist Martin Margiela (1957–). Margiela, who presented numerous collections that overturned conventional ideas as a fashion designer in the 1980s and 90s, retired from the fashion world in 2008 and has since continued his creative activities as a contemporary artist. Focusing on themes such as the body, traces, time, and absence, he develops diverse forms of expression including collage, drawing, sculpture, and assemblage, and in recent years has established an international reputation as an artist. This book is an official collection of works published in conjunction with "Martin Margiela at Kudan House," his first large-scale solo exhibition in Japan held at Kudan House in 2026, and is a special book in which Margiela himself handled everything from photography, text, editing, art direction, and book design. This artist's book, which compiles all 17 series of his representative works, including "STEPS," "PHANTOMS," and "SELF PORTRAITS," into thread-bound booklets containing sketches and production processes, and houses them in a slipcase, can be described as an artist's book that elevates the exhibition experience itself into a single volume. Having personally overseen everything from the exhibition design to the publication, this book is an extremely complete collection of works that allows you to experience the entirety of Margiela's thought and creative process as a contemporary artist.