Daido Tokyo: Daido Moriyama - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 286925122X ISBN 13: 9782869251229

Publisher: Fondation Cartier, 2016

Synopsis

Daido Moriyama, a legendary figure in Japanese photography, is to be the subject of a solo exhibition at the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain from December 2015 to March 2016. Moriyama invented a new visual language in his work from the mid- 1960s onwards. Frenetic and tormented, it depicted a reality that was grainy, blurry and out-of-focus. In 2004, the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain organized a landmark solo exhibition of Moriyama’s black and white work. His lesser-known colour photography will feature in this latest exhibition. Depicting underground neighbourhoods in the Japanese capital – a favorite location for the photographer – these exclusively colour images reference the motifs that are omnipresent in the artist’s work, as well as his penchant for textures and shaky compositions.

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Review:

Like all of Moriyama's books, this one invites rapid-fire, cinematic immersion. One by one, the pictures are often astounding, bravura displays of Moriyama's mastery of light and composition. In bulk they are dizzying, a high-speed chase, and seemingly tossed off like so many phone pictures.

About the Author:

Daido Moriyama is a Japanese photographer. He is the recipient of the Infinity Award for Lifetime Achievement from the International Center of Photography in New York.

About this edition

• Publisher: Fondation Cartier
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 286925122X
• ISBN 13: 9782869251229
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 248