Daido Moriyama
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is a Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese photographer noted for his images depicting the breakdown of traditional values in post-war Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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Life and career
Born in Ikeda, OsakaIkeda, Osaka
is a city located in Osaka, Japan. As of 2010, the city has an estimated population of 104,704 and a density of 4,740 persons per km². The total area is 22.09 km²....
, Daidō Moriyama studied photography
Photography
Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
under Takeji Iwamiya
Takeji Iwamiya
was a Japanese photographer particularly known for his depiction of architecture, gardens, and Japanese crafts.-Career:Iwamiya was born on 4 January 1920 in Yonago, Tottori, the second son of parents running a shop selling traditional confectionery...
before moving to Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
in 1961 to work as an assistant to Eikoh Hosoe
Eikoh Hosoe
is a Japanese photographer and filmmaker who emerged in the experimental arts movement of post-World War II Japan. He is known for his psychologically charged images, often exploring subjects such as death, erotic obsession, and irrationality...
. He produced a collection of photographs, Nippon gekijō shashinchō, which showed the darker sides of urban life and the less-seen parts of cities. In them, he attempted to show how life in certain areas was being left behind the other industrialised parts.
Though not exclusively, Moriyama predominantly takes high contrast, grainy, black and white photographs within the Shinjuku area of Tokyo
Shinjuku, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative center, housing the busiest train station in the world and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, the administration center for the government of Tokyo.As of 2008, the ward has an estimated population...
, often shot from odd angles.
Moriyama's photography has been influenced by Seiryū Inoue
Seiryu Inoue
was a renowned Japanese photographer.Born in 1931 in Tosa, Kōchi Prefecture, Inoue became the first apprentice to Takeji Iwamiya in Osaka in 1951. While continuing to work with Iwamiya in 1954 he started work as temporary cameraman for Asahi Broadcasting Corporation in Osaka.Iwamiya recognized his...
, Shōmei Tōmatsu
Shomei Tomatsu
is a Japanese photographer.Born Teruaki Tōmatsu in Nagoya in 1930, Tōmatsu studied economics at Aichi University, graduating in 1954. While still a student, he had his photographs published by the major Japanese photography magazines. He entered Iwanami and worked on the series Iwanami Shashin Bunko...
, William Klein
William Klein
William Klein is a photographer and filmmaker noted to for his ironic approach to both media and his extensive use of unusual photographic techniques in the context of photojournalism and fashion photography...
, Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol
Andrew Warhola , known as Andy Warhol, was an American painter, printmaker, and filmmaker who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art...
, Eikoh Hosoe
Eikoh Hosoe
is a Japanese photographer and filmmaker who emerged in the experimental arts movement of post-World War II Japan. He is known for his psychologically charged images, often exploring subjects such as death, erotic obsession, and irrationality...
, the Japanese writer Yukio Mishima
Yukio Mishima
was the pen name of , a Japanese author, poet, playwright, actor and film director, also remembered for his ritual suicide by seppuku after a failed coup d'état...
and Jack Kerouac
Jack Kerouac
Jean-Louis "Jack" Lebris de Kerouac was an American novelist and poet. He is considered a literary iconoclast and, alongside William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg, a pioneer of the Beat Generation. Kerouac is recognized for his spontaneous method of writing, covering topics such as Catholic...
's On the Road
On the Road
On the Road is a novel by American writer Jack Kerouac, written in April 1951, and published by Viking Press in 1957. It is a largely autobiographical work that was based on the spontaneous road trips of Kerouac and his friends across mid-century America. It is often considered a defining work of...
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Books
- Documentary 1-5. Published by himself, 1972-73.
- Another Country Published by himself, 1974.
- Tales of Tono. Asahi SonoramaAsahi Sonoramais a Japanese book, magazine, and manga publisher and a division of Asahi Shimbun Publications, which is a subsidiary of the publisher of the Asahi Shimbun. "Sonorama" is a coined word combining sonus, the Latin word for "sound", and horama, the Greek word for "sight"...
, 1976. - Japan, A Photo Theater II Asahi SonoramaAsahi Sonoramais a Japanese book, magazine, and manga publisher and a division of Asahi Shimbun Publications, which is a subsidiary of the publisher of the Asahi Shimbun. "Sonorama" is a coined word combining sonus, the Latin word for "sound", and horama, the Greek word for "sight"...
, 1978. - Light and Shadow Tojusha, 1982.
- Memories of a Dog - Places in My Memory Asahi ShinbunshaAsahi ShimbunThe is the second most circulated out of the five national newspapers in Japan. Its circulation, which was 7.96 million for its morning edition and 3.1 million for its evening edition as of June 2010, was second behind that of Yomiuri Shimbun...
, 1984. (Essays) - A Dialogue with Photography SeikyūshaSeikyūshais a publisher based in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Philosophy, ideology, religion, mysticism, sexuality, and subculture are the main themes covered by the books it publishes. There is also a large number of publications related to Takarazuka Revue...
, 1985. (Essays) - A Journey to Nakaji, Sokyusha, 1987.
- Moriyama Daidō 1970-1979 Sokyusha, 1989.
- Lettre a St. Lou Kawade Shobo Shinsha, 1990.
- Daido hysteric No.4 Hysteric Glamour, 1993.
- Color Sokyusha, 1993.
- Daido hysteric No.6 Hysteric Glamour, 1994.
- Japan, A Photo Theater (reprint) ShinchoshaShinchoshais a publisher founded in 1896 in Japan and headquartered in Yaraichō, Shinjuku, Tokyo. Shinchosha is one of the sponsors of the Japan Fantasy Novel Award.-Monthly:* ENGINE* Foresight* nicola*Shinchō-External links:*...
, 1995. - A Dog's Time Sakuhinsha, 1995.
- Imitation Taka Ishii Gallery, Tokyo, 1995.
- From/ Toward Photography SeikyūshaSeikyūshais a publisher based in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Philosophy, ideology, religion, mysticism, sexuality, and subculture are the main themes covered by the books it publishes. There is also a large number of publications related to Takarazuka Revue...
, 1995. (Essays) - A Dialogue with Photography (revised) SeikyūshaSeikyūshais a publisher based in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Philosophy, ideology, religion, mysticism, sexuality, and subculture are the main themes covered by the books it publishes. There is also a large number of publications related to Takarazuka Revue...
, 1995. (Essays) - Daido hysteric Osaka No.8 Hysteric Glamour, 1997.
- Moriyama Daidō Nihon no shashinka 37. Iwanami Shoten, 1997.
- Hunter (reprint) Taka Ishii Gallery, Tokyo, 1997.
- Fragments Composite Press, Tokyo, 1998.
- Memories of a Dog - Places in My Memory, the final Asahi ShinbunshaAsahi ShimbunThe is the second most circulated out of the five national newspapers in Japan. Its circulation, which was 7.96 million for its morning edition and 3.1 million for its evening edition as of June 2010, was second behind that of Yomiuri Shimbun...
, 1998. (Essays) - Passage Wides, 1999.
- Dream of water Sokyusha, 1999.
- Visions of Japan: Daido Moriyama Korinsha, Tokyo, 1999.
- Color 2 Sokyusha, Tokyo, 1999.
- Past is every time new, the future is always nostalgic SeikyūshaSeikyūshais a publisher based in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Philosophy, ideology, religion, mysticism, sexuality, and subculture are the main themes covered by the books it publishes. There is also a large number of publications related to Takarazuka Revue...
, 2000. - Memories of a Dog - Places in My Memory (revised) Kawade Shobo Shinsha, 2001.
- Memories of a Dog - Places in My Memory, the final (revised) Kawade Shobo Shinsha, 2001.
- The Japanese Box - Facsimile reprint of six rare photographic publications of the Provoke era, Edition 7L / SteidlSteidlSteidl is a German-language publisher, an international publisher of photobooks, and a printing company, based in Göttingen, Germany.The company was started by Gerhard Steidl...
, 2001. - Platform Daiwa Radiator Factory and Taka Ishii Gallery, 2002.
- 71- NY Daido Moriyama PPP Editions, 2002.
- Shinjuku GetsuyoshaGetsuyoshaGetsuyosha Limited is a Tokyo-based publishing company. Getsuyosha was started on 7 December 2000, and mainly publishes books on philosophy, cultural studies, and fine arts.-External links:...
, 2002. - transit Eyesencia, 2002.
- Daido Moriyama 55 Phaidon PressPhaidon PressPhaidon Press is a British publisher of books on the visual arts, including art, architecture, photography, and design worldwide.As of 2009, Phaidon's headquarters are in London, UK, though they were in Oxford for many years, with offices in New York City, Paris, Berlin, Milan, and Tokyo...
, 2002. - Daido Moriyama, The Complete Works vol. 1, Daiwa Radiator Company, 2003.
- Daido Moriyama: Actes Sud Foundation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, 2003.
- Remix Kamel Mennour, 2004.
- Daido Moriyama Guiding Light, 2004.
- Memories of a Dog Nazraeli Press, 2004.
- Daido Moriyama, The Complete Works vols 2-4, Daiwa Radiator Factory, 2004.
- Wilderness! Parco, 2005.
- Shinjuku 19XX-20XX Codax, 2005.
- Tokyo Reflex New Art Gallery, 2005.
- Buenos Aires KodanshaKodansha, the largest Japanese publisher, produces the manga magazines Nakayoshi, Afternoon, Evening, and Weekly Shonen Magazine, as well as more literary magazines such as Gunzō, Shūkan Gendai, and the Japanese dictionary Nihongo Daijiten. The company has its headquarters in Bunkyō, Tokyo...
, 2005. - Lettre a St. Lou Kawade Shobo Shinsha, 2005.
- Shinjuku Plus GetsuyoshaGetsuyoshaGetsuyosha Limited is a Tokyo-based publishing company. Getsuyosha was started on 7 December 2000, and mainly publishes books on philosophy, cultural studies, and fine arts.-External links:...
, 2006. - Record no. 6 Akio Nagasawa, 2006.
- t-82, PowerShovelBooks, 2006.
- it, Rat Hole, 2006.
- Farewell Photography, PowerShovelBooks, 2006.
- Snap (Record extra issue No. 1) Akio Nagasawa, 2007.
- Record no. 8 Akio Nagasawa, 2007.
- Kagero & Colors, PowerShovelBooks, 2007.
- Hawaii GetsuyoshaGetsuyoshaGetsuyosha Limited is a Tokyo-based publishing company. Getsuyosha was started on 7 December 2000, and mainly publishes books on philosophy, cultural studies, and fine arts.-External links:...
, 2007. - Osaka Plus GetsuyoshaGetsuyoshaGetsuyosha Limited is a Tokyo-based publishing company. Getsuyosha was started on 7 December 2000, and mainly publishes books on philosophy, cultural studies, and fine arts.-External links:...
, 2007. - Erotica, Asahi ShinbunshaAsahi ShimbunThe is the second most circulated out of the five national newspapers in Japan. Its circulation, which was 7.96 million for its morning edition and 3.1 million for its evening edition as of June 2010, was second behind that of Yomiuri Shimbun...
, 2007. - Record no. 7 Akio Nagasawa, 2007.
- Tales of Tono KobunshaKobunshaKobunsha is a Japanese publishing company. It publishes literature, manga novels, and women's magazines.Kobunsha was first established on October 1, 1945 and belongs to the Kodansha group....
, 2007. - Yashi Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, Paris, and Taka Ishii Gallery, Tokyo, 2008.
Solo exhibitions
- 1990 - Moriyama Daido Photo Exhibition, Zeit Photo Salon, Tokyo
- 1992 - Moriyama Daido : Works of 1970's, Il Tempo, Tokyo
- 1993 - Moriyama Daido Photo Exhibition, Laurence Miller Gallery, New York City
- 1993 - Moriyama Daido : Photo Installation, On Sunday's, Tokyo
- 1994 - Moriyama Daido Photo Exhibition, On Sunday's, Tokyo
- 1995 - Peeping Out, Place M, Tokyo
- 1995 - Imitation, Taka Ishii Gallery, Tokyo
- 1996 - Color, Taka Ishii Gallery, Tokyo
- 1997 - Osaka, Taka Ishii Gallery, Tokyo
- 1998 - Osaka, Taka Ishii Gallery, Los Angeles
- 1998 - Fragments, Parco Gallery, Tokyo
- 1999 - Tokyo Colors, The Deep Gallery, Paris
- 1999 - Daido Moriyama: Stray Dog, San Francisco MOMA, San Francisco; travelling to The Metropolitan Museum, Japan Society, New York City
- 1999 - Tono Story, Taka Ishii Gallery, Los Angeles
- 1999 - Rafflesia, Taka Ishii Gallery, Tokyo
- 2000 - Daido Moriyama: Stray Dog, Fotomuseum Winterthur, Switzerland, travelling to Museum Folkwang, Essen, Germany
- 2000 - Passage, Taka Ishii Gallery, Tokyo
- 2001 - Daido Moriyama: Stray Dog, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, travelling to Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego, CA
- 2002 - Shinjuku, Taka Ishii Gallery, Tokyo
- 2002 - Platform, Light and Shadow, Daiwa Radiator Factory, Hiroshima
- 2002 - 71 – NY, Roth Horowitz, New York City
- 2002 - Daido Moriyama: Shinjuku - Platform - Light & Shadow, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Nagoya, Japan
- 2002 - inside the white cube: Antipodes, White Cube, London
- 2003 - Moriyama Daido 1965-2003, Shimane Art Museum, Shimane, Japan travelling to Kushiro Art Museum, Hokkaido, Japan, Kawasaki City Museum, Kawasaki, Japan
- 2003 - Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain, Paris
- 2004 - Daido Moriyama, Shine Gallery, London
- 2004 - Daido Moriyama, Maruzen Marunouchi Gallery, Tokyo
- 2004 - Daido Moriyama Colour prints and vintages, Galerie Priska Pasquer, Cologne, Germany
- 2004 - Remix, Galerie Kamel Mennour, Paris, France Art Cologne 2004, Cologne, Germany
- 2005 - vintage and modern prints daido moriyama, Galerie Bob van Oursow, Zurich
- 2005 - Daido Moriyama, Gallery RAKU (Kyoto University of Art and Design), Kyoto, Japan
- 2005 - Buenos Aires, Gallery D’s (Kyoto University of Art and Design), Kyoto, Japan
- 2005 - Buenos Aires, epSITE, Epson Imaging Gallery, Tokyo
- 2005 - Buenos Aires, Taka Ishii Gallery, Tokyo
- 2005 - Tokyo, Reflex New Art Gallery, Amsterdam
- 2005 - Wilderness! Logos gallery, Tokyo
- 2006 - Daido Moriyama, Foam_Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam
- 2006 - shinjuku 1973, 25pm, Taka Ishii Gallery, Tokyo
- 2006 - it, Rat Hole Gallery, Tokyo
- 2007 - Daido Moriyama Retrospektive ab 1965, Die Photographische Sammlung/SK Stiftung Kultur, Cologne, Germany
- 2007 - Daido Moriyama Retrospectiva desde 1965, Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporaneo, Sevilla, Spain
- 2007 - Hawaii, Taka Ishii Gallery, Tokyo
- 2007 - Vintage prints from the 1960s and 70s, Galleri Riis, Oslo
- 2008 - Daido Retrospective 1965-2005, Daido Hawaii, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Tokyo
- 2008 - bye-bye polaroid, Taka Ishii Gallery, Tokyo
- 2008 - Shinjuku, Tokyo, Studio Guenzani, Milan
- 2008 - Hokkaido, Rathole Gallery, Tokyo
- 2008 - The 80’s, Vintage Prints, Steven Kasher Gallery, New York City
- 2010 - Hawaii, Luhring Augustine, New York City
- 2010 - Visioni del Mondo, Fotomuseo Guiseppe Panini, Modena, Italy
- 2011 - On the Road, National Museum of Art, Osaka
Awards
- 1967 - New Artist Award from the Japan Photo-Critics Association
- 1983 - Annual Award from the Photographic Society of JapanPhotographic Society of JapanSince its inception, the Photographic Society of Japan has annually presented a large number of awards.-1952–1956:-1957–1984:-1985–1993:-1994–2003:-2004–2008:-2009–2010:...
- 2003 - The 44th Mainichi Art Award
- 2004 - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Photographie (DGPh)
External links
- Daidō Moriyama official site - news, diary, gallery and biography.
- Daidō Moriyama's works at Tokyo Digital Museum
- Documentation of recent Daido Moriyama exhibitions
- Daidō Moriyama at Artcyclopedia - list of exhibits and image galleries.
- Exhibition at the Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo, Seville, 2007.
- Daidō Moriyama "Norhtern" at online gallery Azito.