Issue 24
Tokyo
Issue 24
Welcome to our Tokyo issue. This issue explores the value of embracing subjectivity and personal recordings of cities while exploring the biggest metropolitan area in the world. Guest edited by illustrator and editorial designer Luis Mendo, it builds upon his love for the city, the drawing event PauseDraw, and his continued exploration of the city through drawing. Through drawings by thirteen artists and words by another eight contributors, the issue ultimately reveals Tokyo’s built environment, its culture, its people, and some of the aspects that make it one of the most fascinating cities in the world.
Drawings, Storytelling, and Subjectivity
Issue statement by Iker Gil, editor in chief of MAS Context
Short essay by Luis Mendo
Essay by Craig Mod
Illustrations by Anselm Dästner
Illustrations by Andrew Joyce
Illustrations by Ghosttthead
Illustrations by Andrew Browne
Illustrations by David Robert
Illustrations by Terry Satomi
Illustrations by Grace Lee
Illustrations by Hama-House
Illustrations by Joey Meuross
Illustrations by Shu Kuge
Illustrations by Mariya Suzuki
Illustrations by Luis Mendo
Illustrations by Adrian Hogan
Place-making in Kōenji: (Re)Invented Spaces and Traditions
Short essay by Christian Dimmer
Short essay by Chip Lord
I am a Japanese Urban Explorer (haikyo) Living in Tokyo
Short essay by neji_maki_dori
The Future that Never Happened
Short essay by fala (Filipe Magalhães and Ana Luisa Soares)
Being Small, Living in Tokyo, and Being Unique
Short essay by Masaki Endoh
Short essay by Tama-chan (Takayo Kiyota)
Life Cycles: A Tokyo Bike Story
Story and photography by Lee Basford