The New Order/Ryuji Miyamoto saga comes to an end

From this month’s issue of Art Forum…

Apology and Notice Regarding New Order “Item” and New Order “A Collection”

On October 5, 2005, Rhino Entertainment Company (”Rhino”) in association with London Records released a DVD titled NEW ORDER A COLLECTION which was released on its own and as part of a 2-DVD set titled New Order “Item”. One of the music videos featured on the DVD was produced by a third-party independent director. After the DVD was produced, the renowned Japanese photographer Mr. Ryuji Miyamoto, alerted Rhino and London Records that the package design of the DVD closely resembled a photograph from his collection entitled “CARDBOARD HOUSES.” (Please refer to the two photographs for comparison.) As soon as Rhino and London records were alerted to the issue, the companies launched an investigation and consulted with the parties involved. While Rhino and London Records have confirmed that the video supplied by the independent director, which was also used as the cover art on the DVD, was inspired by Mr. Miyamoto’s original photograph, the director did not have any intention to pirate or steal Mr. Miyamoto’s work.

Rhino and London Records acknowledge Mr. Miyamoto’s assertion that his photograph and the package design of the DVD are very similar and as a result have immediately ceased shipping the DVD both within Japan and outside the country. Rhino and London Records sincerely apologize to Mr. Miyamoto and all art lovers and music fans for any inconvenience or confusion this incident may have caused.

New Order A Collection DVD




Ryuji Miyamoto 'CARDBOARD HOUSES - Tokyo 1995' (1995) Gelatin Silver Print, 51 x 61cm, ed.15



Ashley Rawlings

Ashley Rawlings. Born in 1981 in London. After a year of studying painting and mixed media at Chelsea College of Art & Design, he took on Japanese Studies at Cambridge. He moved to Tokyo in 2005, where he studies the history of Japanese post-war art at Sophia University and works as a freelance writer, translator and editor. As well as writing and editing for TABlog, he writes for the Japan Times and the ART iT website. He is also the editor of Art Space Tokyo, an intimate guide to the Tokyo art world. When not in galleries and museums or taking photographs, he enjoys losing himself in among Tokyo's skyscrapers, wandering silent streets, and riding out the occasional earthquakes. Will only consider returning to Britain once they've fixed the weather. Contact at: ashley (at) tokyoartbeat.com » See other writings

Comments

  1. john Sebben
    2008-01-02

    looks more coinkidink! these shelters are a dime a dozen and they were probably both real and if the surrounding architecture prevails as the similarity well then… Miyamoto while he did a great job of Kawloon, this book is just another visual oooo ahhhhh oooooohhhh of the plight of the homeless.

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