Japanese Toy Culture with Woodrow Phoenix

22nd February 2007

Woodrow Phoenix is the author of “Plastic Culture: How Japanese Toys Conquered the World.” We discuss the history of Japanese toy culture, as well as it’s current incarnations, which include high-brow art from Takeshi Murakami and the limited-edition collectible vinyl toys for adults which are popular in the urban boutique market. Please share your thoughts […]

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Woodrow Phoenix is the author of “Plastic Culture: How Japanese Toys Conquered the World.” We discuss the history of Japanese toy culture, as well as it’s current incarnations, which include high-brow art from Takeshi Murakami and the limited-edition collectible vinyl toys for adults which are popular in the urban boutique market.

Please share your thoughts on the forum – Woodrow has agreed to pop in and answer some questions if you have any.

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