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"Photography and Painting" is an exhibition catalog that comprehensively introduces the photographs and paintings of Japanese artist Shigeru Onishi (1928-1994). Onishi, who studied topology at Hokkaido University, produced experimental photographs from the 1950s onward, using techniques such as multiple exposures, long exposures, and intervention in development, and further developed his work into abstract paintings centered on ink. Although his originality attracted attention from contemporary figures such as Shuzo Takiguchi and the French critic Michel Tapié, he remained largely unknown for a long time, and has since been rapidly re-evaluated both domestically and internationally since the 2010s after his death. His works are now included in the collection of MoMA, and exhibitions have been held in Europe and the United States, further increasing his international recognition. In 2026, the Tokyo Station Gallery held the first major retrospective exhibition of his work in a Japanese museum. This book focuses on 78 masterpieces of photography and painting selected from more than 1,000 existing works, and also includes materials such as mathematical research notes, letters, and essays. This is an important book that re-examines the complete picture and pioneering spirit of Shigeru Onishi, a solitary artist in postwar Japan who traversed mathematics, photography, and painting not as separate fields, but as a single, unified way of thinking, from today's perspective.