BFKA Cutencyclopedia IS OUT!

Published by Chili Com Carne + Thisco + Palpable Press 

 

Based on the doctoral thesis Cutencyclopedia: A Theoretical-Practical Investigation on Kawaii as an Aesthetic Category in Art and Pop Culture (2020) by Ana Matilde Sousa, this BFKA (Book Formerly Known As) CUTENCYCLOPEDIA is an adaptation into book form that combines a series of theoretical essays presented as an “encyclopedia” or critical dictionary with original illustrations by Hetamoé and graphic remixes by 100% GRAPHIC DESIGN SOLUTIONS. 

Through this format, it explores the concept of kawaii (“cute”) as an aesthetic category and its pervasive influence on our contemporary mediascapes, as well as the broader phenomenon of the Japanization of global pop culture, encompassing manifestations ranging from the visual arts exhibited in museums and galleries to the digital underworld of mass culture.

492 pages | 16.5x23cm

in ENGLISH 

ISBN: 978-989-8363-59-6

You can buy @ Chili Com Carne online shop and Cult, Kingpin Books, Linha de Sombra, Snob, Tigre de Papel, Tinta nos Nervos (Lisbon), Matéria Prima, Palpable, Trama, Utopia (Porto) and soon at ZDB...

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 released in Porto 26/09/26 @ Trama NEXT presentation will be at ZDB bookstore, Lisbon, on the 21st October, 18pm with teacher Pedro Moura