Works
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Untitled, 1987
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Tokyo: A Following Story 3, Winter Trip, 1984
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Japan, a Photo Theater II, 1976
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Memory of Dog 2, 1982
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Cabbage, 1989
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Daido Hysteric No. 8, 1997
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Light and Shadow 6: (Illumination), Yokohama, 1982
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Poster: Koriyama City, 1989
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Provoke 3,, 1969
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Provoke No. 2, 1969
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Tights, 1987-2011 (No.19), 1987
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Light and Shadow 4: Hat, 1982
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Lips, 1980’s
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Lips (24)
Biography
Daidō Moriyama is one of Japanese photography’s most active and iconic figures. Witness to the spectacular changes that transformed Japan in the second half of the 20th century, his photographs express a fascination with the cultural paradox of age-old traditions which persist within the country’s modern society. Providing a harsh, crude vision of city life and the chaos of everyday existence, his work occupies a unique space between the objective and the subjective, the illusory and the real.
Trained in graphic design before taking up photography, Moriyama moved to Tokyo in 1961 where he assisted photographer Eikoh Hosoe and became familiar with the trenchant socio-political critiques produced by artists like Shōmei Tōmatsu. He also drew inspiration from overseas, looking to William Klein’s confrontational photographs of New York, Andy Warhol’s silkscreened multiples of newspaper images, and the Beat writings of Jack Kerouac. In the course of a career which has spanned half a century, Moriyama has chronicled a dizzying carousel of subjects, from street theatre to romantic assignations, via medical specimens, empty highways, self-portraits, and urban landscapes.
Moriyama joined the Provoke photography collective for their second issue in 1969. His work for the eponymous publication exhibited many features which would become signature motifs, including his refusal to follow conventions about reproduction, documentation and visual legibility. Moriyama embraced the camera’s potential as a mechanical tool for unselfconscious recording. A leading exponent of what became known as the are-bure-boke (‘rough, blurred, out-of-focus’) approach, Moriyama’s photography liberated subsequent generations of Japanese photographers from the existing norms of technical and aesthetic practise.
Moriyama’s work has been collected by numerous prominent public and private collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The J. Paul Getty Museum, The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Centre Pompidou, Paris.
Moriyama has had major solo shows at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain, Paris, The Fotomuseum, Winterthur, The Folkwang, Essen, the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography and Tate Modern, London. His accolades include the Japan Photo Critics Association new artist’s award, the Photographic Society of Japan’s annual award, and the Hasselblad Award. He has been the subject of various recent documentaries. In October 2023, a major retrospective of Moriyama's work to date will be presented at The Photographer's Gallery, London.
Exhibitions
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Firsts
London's Rare Book Fair 16 - 19 May 2024Michael Hoppen is delighted to participate in Firsts, London’s foremost rare book fair! Presenting an eclectic selection spanning unique photographic albums, limited edition artist books, rare portfolios, and other printed...Read more -
OKASHI
10 Portland Road 13 Apr - 30 Jun 2024The Michael Hoppen Gallery is delighted to present a kaleidoscope of works crossing centuries, genre, and media, to reveal a different interpretation of Japan – neither a delicate vision of...Read more -
Photo London
Somerset House • Stand W02 10 - 14 May 2023Michael Hoppen is pleased to return to the 8th edition of Photo London with an exciting selection of works by iconic contemporary artists as well as newly-released works.Read more -
The Photography Show, AIPAD
Center 415 • Stand 225 30 Mar - 2 Apr 2023Upcoming photography fair in New York CityRead more -
Frieze Masters 2022
Regent's Park • Stand A08 12 - 16 Oct 2022At Frieze Masters 2022, we are delighted to be exhibiting key works by members of the iconic generation of Japanese photographers who rose to prominence during the post-war period. The...Read more -
Art Genève 2022
Palexpo • Stand B47 3 - 6 Mar 2022After a delayed start to the 10th edition of Art Genève, Michael Hoppen Gallery is delighted to present a selection of our represented artists who challenge traditional boundaries and our...Read more -
Paris Photo 2021
Grand Palais Éphémère • Stand D24 10 - 14 Nov 2021We are absolutely delighted to be returning to Paris Photo 2021 after our forced absence from art fairs - but especially Paris Photo which we have participated in for the...Read more -
AIPAD, NEW YORK
BOOTH 603 4 Apr - 7 Mar 2019BOOTH 603 Exhibited Artists: Nobuyoshi Araki Peter Beard Guy Bourdin Siân Davey Eamonn Doyle Masahisa Fukase Fergus Greer Chiero (Count Louis Hamon) Eikoh Hosoe Ishiuchi Miyako Sarah Moon Daido Moriyama...Read more -
Shashin: are-bure-boke
14 Sep - 16 Nov 2018An exhibition of Japanese photographic mastersRead more -
PHOTO LONDON 2018
SOMERSET HOUSE 17 - 20 May 2018A brief look at what Michael Hoppen Gallery will be presenting at Somerset HouseRead more -
Daido Moriyama
22 Feb - 7 Apr 2018Daido Moriyama is one of the best known 20th century artists to come from Japan. Exhibition February 22-April 3, 2018Read more -
Art Genève 2018
Palexpo • BOOTH D44 1 - 4 Feb 2018A preview of the Michael Hoppen Gallery booth for Art Geneva, 2018Read more -
AIPAD 2017
Booth 512 30 Mar - 2 Apr 2017An assortment of works from the collection that MHG will be taking to this years Aipad art fair in New York.Read more -
MENAGERIE
Ground Floor Gallery Exhibition 25 Feb - 7 Mar 2016We have curated a selection of beautiful images from the collection. All works are to be hung on the ground floor and will be available to see until the end of February 2016.Read more -
ZONA MACO 2016
Art Fair, Mexico 3 - 7 Feb 2016A preview of the works that Michael Hoppen Gallery will be bringing to Zona Maco, Mexico.Read more -
Paris Photo
GRAND PALAIS • BOOTH C10 12 - 15 Nov 2015The Michael Hoppen Gallery list of artists to be exhibited at Paris Photo 2015.Read more -
AIPAD 2015
New York 16 - 18 Apr 2015Art Fair, New York, London, Art, April, ContemporaryRead more -
Daido Moriyama
Tights 7 Sep - 20 Oct 2012Daido Moriyama's Tights exhibition goes on display in conjunction with a huge retrospective of his work at Tate Modern, LondonRead more -
Shomei Tomatsu & Daido Moriyama
10 Sep - 10 Oct 2010Two of the great Japanese photographers hung side by side.Read more
Video
News
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Photo London 2023
Michael Hoppen's Highlights May 10, 2023Michael Hopen Gallery is delighted to return to Somerset House for the 8th edition of Photo London. For this year's edition, we are proud to...Read more -
The Photography Show presented by AIPAD 2023
Michael Hoppen's Highlights March 21, 2023Michael Hoppen Gallery is pleased to return to AIPAD, New York, this year with an exceptional group of vintage prints. Each one has a story...Read more -
Spring Newsletter 2023
February 9, 2023ARTIST NEWS, EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS TIM WALKER Solo exhibition: Wonderful Things Journey into the fantastical worlds created by internationally acclaimed fashion photographer Tim Walker....Read more -
Frieze Masters 2022
Michael Hoppen's Highlights October 10, 2022Michael Hoppen Gallery is delighted to be exhibiting at Frieze Masters 2022, with key works by members of the iconic generation of Japanese photographers who...Read more -
Paris Photo 2021
Michael Hoppen's Highlights November 5, 2021Michael Hoppen Gallery is delighted to be returning to Paris Photo 2021 after our forced absence from art fairs – but especially Paris Photo which...Read more -
Another Kind of Life: Photography on the Margins
BARBICAN GALLERY, LONDON 28 February - 27 May 2018This show at The Barbican features the work of 20 photographers from the 1950’s to the present day, including work by Daido Moriyama.Read more -
Contemporary Japanese Photography Seminar
DAIWA Anglo-Japanese Foundation 11th May, 7:00 – 8:00pmMichael Hoppen and Simon Baker discuss the photographic creativity and innovation emerging from contemporary Japanese photo artists.Read more -
Daido Moriyama
Exhibition at Fondation Cartier, Paris February 6th - June 5thA fascinating exhibition of newly commissioned works by one of Asia's most important artist's (Japan, photography, Paris, Cartier, Fondation, museum, gallery, Tokyo, Tights, colour)Read more -
Daido Moriyama, Rockstar hotel
A new hotel in Japan features solely Moriyama's photography on its walls January 12, 2016Japanese photographer Daido Moriyama's work goes on display in a hotel dedicated to his work. Osaka Japan.Read more -
Japanese Photography: The Birth of a Market
Michael Hoppen talks to Blouin Art Info December 16, 2015Michael Hoppen talks to press about the Japanese photography and our long term partnership with many of the greatest post-war photographers.Read more -
DAIDO MORIYAMA
Aipad 2015: Featured Artist April 14, 2015DAIDO MORIYAMA, Ikaho Hot Springs, Gunma Prefecture, October 1979Read more
Press
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Six Japanese Photographers You Need to Know
Alex Merola, AnOther Mag, October 12, 2022 -
How Artists Reclaimed Pantyhose to Make Provocative Sculptures
Charlotte Jansen, Artsy, September 27, 2019 -
The exhibition that uses women’s hosiery to tell a story
Rachel Felder, The Independent, September 27, 2019 -
Tights in art: why nylons are fetish and fantasy gold
Hettie Judah, The Guardian, September 27, 2019 -
Pantyhose That Make You Think
By Rachel Felder, New York Times, September 27, 2019 -
Documenting the World’s Most Fascinating Outsiders
Daisy Woodward, AnOther, March 1, 2018 -
Another kind of life: inside the world of outsiders - in pictures
The Guardian, February 28, 2018 -
Rare Daidō Moriyama Prints to Be Displayed at Michael Hoppen Gallery
Keith Estiler, HYPE BEAST, February 6, 2018 -
Daido Moriyama - a room
Jean-Kenta Gauthier, 1000 Words Magazine -
Daido Moriyama Gives a Fresh Look to Tokyo
Jake Cigainero , New York Times, May 14, 2016 -
Tokyo: the city that came out of the shadows
Sean O'Hagan, The Guardian, February 7, 2016 -
The best photographers working in black and white
Amy Newson, Dazed online, December 8, 2015 -
Daido Moriyama: Low life in Tokyo
Mark Hudson, Telegraph, October 18, 2012 -
Daido Moriyama: The Shock From Outside
Ivan Vartanian, Aperture, September 1, 2012 -
Two Japanese photographers reintroduced
Francis Hodgson, FT, September 11, 2010
Publications
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Daido Moriyama
Farewell Photography 1972PhotobookRead more -
Daido Moriyama
Light & Shadow 1982PhotobookRead more -
Daido Moriyama
Yashi 2008PhotobookRead more -
Ravens and Red Lipstick: Japanese Photography since 1945
Lena Fritsch Lena Fritsch, 2018Softback, 288 pagesRead more
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
ISBN: 0500292876
Dimensions: 24.9 x 29.7 x 2.5 cm
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