Works
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ひろしま/hiroshima, #102, #104, #113, #114, #115 Donor: Hagimoto, T., 2014
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Frida #55, 2012-2015
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Frida by Ishiuchi #86, 2012-2015
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Frida Love and Pain, 2012-2015
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Frida by Ishiuchi #36, 2012
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ひろしま /hiroshima #71, 2007
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Mother's #35, 2002
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Mother's #36, 2002
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Mother's #39, 2002
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Club & Courts Yokosuka Yokohama #43, 1988-1990
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Apartment, 1977-1978
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Apartment, 1977-1978
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Apartment, 1977-1978
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Yokosuka Story, 1976-1977
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Yokosuka Story #98, 1976-1977
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Untitled, 1976
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Yokosuka Story #107, Kannonzaki, 1976
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Untitled, from Endless Night, 1970-1980
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From Yokosuka, 1981
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Untitled, Yokosuka Again, 1981
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Apartment, 1977-1978
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Endless Night 6, 1980
Biography
Ishiuchi Miyako began her photographic career shooting familiar streets and buildings in her hometown Yokosuka, which had been transformed during the post-war period into one of the largest American naval bases in the Pacific. For over ten years, Ishiuchi documented this alien presence, capturing traces of the US Occupation that lingered decades after the war had ended, and charging her work with a subjectivity which blended personal and political awareness.
Ishiuchi was immersed as a student in the radical political climate of Tokyo at the end of the 1960s. Contemporary identity politics and debates surrounding self-expression encouraged Ishiuchi to reflect upon her fraught relationship with Yokosuka, and in 1976 she returned to the town she has characterized as a place of fear, grief, resentment, and disorientation. Although Ishiuchi is only physically represented in these early series once, as a shadow, she has commented that these photo books, concerned with Yokosuka and its history, are 'totally personal […] My very own skin, born in the darkroom.'
For Ishiuchi, the physical process of creating prints, which she taught herself by experimenting in a dark room she set up at home, is of critical significance. Her coarse-grained, monochrome style from this period has been compared to the are-bure-boke (rough, blurred, out of focus) style popularised by Daidō Moriyama. This distinctive aesthetic was praised by Tōmatsu Shōmei, and has been celebrated in numerous exhibitions in her home country, and internationally, at institutions including Tate Modern in London, and the International Center of Photography and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Ishiuchi’s work has continued to record material traces of the passage of time, turning her lens away from locations towards the bodies and personal belongings of people. Her series Mother’s (2002), in which she documented her mother’s possessions as a means of coming to terms with her death, was selected to represent Japan at the 2005 Venice Biennale. This led the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum to invite her to capture everyday objects which had belonged to victims of the atomic bomb. The Museo Frida Kahlo commissioned Ishiuchi to photograph Kahlo’s possessions, held in the museum archive (Frida, 2013).
Ishiuchi has been the subject of solo retrospectives including sat the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles and the Yokohama Museum of Art. Her accolades include the Kimura Ihei Memorial Photographic Award, the 50th Mainichi Art Award, and the Hasselblad Award.
Exhibitions
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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 -
PARIS PHOTO 2023
GRAND PALAIS ÉPHÉMÈRE 9 - 12 Nov 2023Michael Hoppen Gallery is delighted to share a preview of our Paris Photo presentation. The fair opens at the Grand Palais Éphémère in the grounds of the Champ-de-Mars on Wednesday...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 -
The Photography Show, AIPAD 2022
Center415 • Stand 222 20 - 22 May 2022After what seems like an eternity, we are so looking forward to once again being in New York for The Photography Show presented by AIPAD. To be amongst you, 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 -
PARIS PHOTO NEW YORK 2020
ONLINE FAIR 2 - 5 Apr 2020 -
Paris Photo 2019
Grand Palais • STAND C9 7 - 10 Nov 2019Michael Hoppen Gallery will be showing a solo booth of Tim Walker at this years Paris PhotoRead 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 -
ISHIUCHI MIYAKO
FRIEZE MASTERS 2018 4 - 7 Oct 2018Michael Hoppen Gallery will be exhibiting renowned photographer Ishiuchi MIyako at Frieze Masters, London, 2018.Read more -
Shashin: are-bure-boke
14 Sep - 16 Nov 2018An exhibition of Japanese photographic mastersRead more -
FRIDA
A photographic portrait 20 Jun - 31 Aug 2018A portrait of Frida Kahlo at Michael Hoppen Gallery featuring the work of Ishiuchi Miyako and vintage images of the artist.Read more -
Aipad 2018
New York • Booth 206 5 - 8 Apr 2018Michael Hoppen Gallery will be exhibiting upcoming artists alongside acknowledged 20th and 21st century masters.Read more
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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 -
THE ARMORY SHOW 2016
New York 3 - 6 Mar 2016A preview of the artists and artworks Michael Hoppen Gallery will be bringing to Armory 2016, NY.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 -
PAD London
BOOTH A18 14 - 18 Oct 2015Here is a brief synopsis of that the Michael Hoppen Gallery will be bringing to PAD Art Fair, London, this year.Read more -
Ishiuchi Miyako
Frida 14 May - 10 Jul 2015Ishiuchi Miyako was invited to photograph items of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo's personal effects that had previously been locked away unseen for 50 years. (Japan, Ishiuchi, Mexico, clothes, artist, photography, still life, portrait)Read more -
Ishiuchi Miyako
Solo Exhibition 19 Sep - 26 Oct 2013A comprehensive exhibition over the full three floors of the gallery space, this was an in depth show of Ishiuchi Miyako's work to date.Read more -
Ishiuchi Miyako
1906 to the Skin/Yokosuka Story 11 Mar - 20 Apr 2009The first European retrospective of work by Ishiuchi Miyako, Japan’s foremost female photographer.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 -
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 -
Ishiuchi Miyako | Stills Centre for Photography
First solo show in Scotland July 28, 2022To coincide with the Edinburgh Art Festival, Stills is pleased to present a solo exhibition by Ishiuchi Miyako – an influential post-war Japanese photographer. It...Read more -
Summer Newsletter 2022
July 13, 2022NEW ARTIST REPRESENTATION Ori Gersht Krass Clement ARTIST NEWS & EXHIBITIONS Eamonn Doyle and Jean Curren at Photo Ireland, Dublin July 7 -...Read more -
The Photography Show Presented by AIPAD 2022
MICHAEL HOPPEN'S HIGHLIGHTS April 29, 2022After what seems like an eternity, we are so looking forward to once again being in New York for The Photography Show presented by AIPAD!...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 -
Recollections of time spent with Ishiuchi Miyako
Artist Feature April 17, 2020I sometimes need to remind myself that new and interesting things can be illuminated quite by chance, and when one is least expecting it. Sometimes...Read more -
Winter Newsletter '19
Highlights and news from our artists and team in Paris and Japan November 7, 2019Our solo exhibition at the gallery in London, Tim Walker: Wonderful People , continues alongside the artist's major solo exhibition at the Victoria & Albert...Read more -
ISHIUCHI MIYAKO
Ishiuchi Miyako's Grainy World at Yokohama Museum of Art 9 December 2017 - 4 March 2018Ishiuchi Miyako exhibition at Yokohama Museum of Art in JapanRead more -
Ishiuchi Miyako
Photo London: Featured Artist 18-21 MAYIshiuchi Miyako is one of the most important Japanese post war photographers.Read more -
MASTERS OF JAPANESE PHOTOGRAPHY
Sainsbury Centre exhibition 11 Nov - 19 Mar, 2017Sainsbury centre in Norwich has opened a remarkable exhibition showcasing Japanese photography. Many of the works are available at Michael Hoppen Gallery.Read more -
ISHIUCHI MIYAKO
'Love & Pain' August 18, 2016Ishiuchi Miyako's remarkable series depicting Frida's lost wardrobe, is currently on display at Shiseido Gallery until August 21st.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 -
MHG Newsletter '16
Michael looks ahead to an exciting year for the gallery February 23, 2016The Michael Hoppen Gallery newsletter summarises the year ahead for the galleryRead 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 -
ISHIUCHI MIYAKO
PARIS PHOTO: FEATURED ARTIST November 12, 2015Ishiuchi Miyako (b.1947) is a celebrated Japanese photographer known for her poignant images confronting trauma in post WWII Japan. (Japan, Frida, portrait, street, post war, objects, stories)Read more -
'POSTWAR SHADOWS' by ISHIUCHI MIYAKO
GETTY MUSEUM, Los Angeles 06.10.2015 - 21.02.2016Ishiuchi Miyako is a prominent Japanese photographer famous for her depiction of post Second World War Japan.Read more -
IN CONVERSATION
Ishiuchi Miyako & Circe Henestrosa April 30, 2015Ishiuchi Miyako in conversation with Circe Henestrosa. (talk, Japan, Ishiuchi, Mexico, clothes, artist, photography, still life, portrait)Read more
Press
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ISHIUCHI MIYAKO'S GRAINY WORLD AT YOKOHAMA MUSEUM OF ART
Andreja Velimirović, Widewalls, December 11, 2017 -
VOGUE: Zona Maco
Vogue, Mexico, February 3, 2016 -
Photographing Shadows in Postwar Japan
Ellie Hay, Aperture, November 13, 2015 -
In her photos, Ishiuchi Miyako focuses on the dynamics, tensions of postwar Japan
Leah Ollman, LA Times, October 24, 2015 -
Ishiuchi Miyako: Breaking Up the Boys' Club of Japan’s Postwar Photography
NOELLE BODICK, Blouin Art Info, October 7, 2015 -
Ishiuchi Miyako: 'POST WAR SHADOWS'
Maurice Berger, New York Times, October 6, 2015 -
Locked Away for Years, Frida Kahlo’s Personal Belongings Revealed and Photographed
Marina Zheng, The Observer, July 7, 2015 -
Angela Scanlon: Dare to bare? For today's A-List it's a case of dare to wear
Angela Scanlon, Independent Ireland Online, May 17, 2015 -
Photos of Frida Kahlo's locked-away belongings go on display in London
Marie-Louise Gumuchian, Reuters, May 15, 2015 -
What to See
Vanity Fair, May 14, 2015 -
Unlocking the Secrets of the Sealed Room in Frida Kahlo’s Blue House
i-D Online, May 14, 2015 -
See Frida Kahlo’s Colorful Collection of Clothes
Ye Ming, Time, Lightbox, May 14, 2015 -
The Quintessential Style Of Frida Kahlo, An Icon Of Art And Fashion
Katherine Brooks, Huffington Post, May 12, 2015 -
Ishiuchi Miyako captures the defiant beauty of Kahlo's closet
Nick Compton, Wallpaper* magazine, May 11, 2015 -
What One Photographer Found Inside Frida Kahlo's Closet
Connie Wang, Refinery29, May 7, 2015 -
Frida Kahlo’s Things: A Revealing New Exhibition at the Michael Hoppen Gallery
Kate Lismore, Konbini Online, May 5, 2015 -
The Secret Possessions of Frida Kahlo
Laura Bradley, AnOther, May 5, 2015 -
What Frida wore: the artist's wardrobe locked up for 50 years – in pictures
The Guardian, Online, May 5, 2015 -
Frida Kahlo's most intimate possessions
The Daily Telegraph, May 5, 2015 -
Ishiuchi Miyako's brilliant and eerie photos of Frida Kahlo's stuff
Emily Gosling, It's Nice That, April 1, 2015
Publications
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