The first ever monograph of California-based artist Ben Sakoguchi, whose career reflects the contradictions and complexities of American life.

From early prints and psychedelic paintings to his celebrated Orange Crate Labels series, Ben Sakoguchi’s oeuvue combines history, advertising, and satire to examine race, consumer culture, politics, war, and memory. 

Ben Sakoguchi: Only in America traces Sakoguchi’s expansive practice and his distinctive visual language, which is playful, layered, and deeply critical. His meticulously painted vignettes confront the history of Japanese American incarceration while examining systems of power, consumerism, and representation in the United States. Spanning six decades, the book reveals how Sakoguchi transforms personal and collective histories into incisive reflections on American culture.