Frieze Masters 2022: Regent's Park • Stand A08
Past exhibition
Works
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Shomei Tomatsu, Untitled, from Chewing Gum and Chocolate, Yokosuka, 1959
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Kametaro Kawasaki, 聖火「オリンピックをのぞんで」(Sacred Flame [Praying for the Olympics] ), 1935
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Hiroshi Hamaya, Woman transplanting rice. Toyama, 1955
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Masahisa Fukase, Private Scenes - Untitled, 1991
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Kikuji Kawada, Lucky Strike
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Eikoh Hosoe, Man and Woman #20, 1960
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Eikoh Hosoe, Ordeal by Roses #16, 1961
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Hamaguchi Takashi, Farmer's Wife, Narita Demonstration, Narita, Chiba, 1971
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Ryuji Miyamoto, Cardboard Houses, Tokyo, 20th April 1994
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Masatoshi Naito, Tokidororen C., 1960’s
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Daido Moriyama, Poster: Koriyama City, 1989
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Shigeru Onishi, Untitled, c.1950
Overview
At 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 majority of works in our selection were acquired directly from the artist’s studio or estate, reflecting the direct and in many cases exclusive representation that we have cultivated over the course of more than two decades of commitment to Japanese photography.
Whilst many of these artists have been the subject of international museum retrospectives in recent years, by presenting a curated group of masterworks we hope to illustrate the shared context and close relationships which first animated their creative endeavours, and which continue to resonate today.
The majority of works in our selection were acquired directly from the artist’s studio or estate, reflecting the direct and in many cases exclusive representation that we have cultivated over the course of more than two decades of commitment to Japanese photography.
Whilst many of these artists have been the subject of international museum retrospectives in recent years, by presenting a curated group of masterworks we hope to illustrate the shared context and close relationships which first animated their creative endeavours, and which continue to resonate today.
Japan’s groundswell of photographic activity that occurred in the aftermath of the Pacific War’s devastation encompassed legendary experimental movements such as Provoke and VIVO, whose legacy is represented in our selection by the work of Moriyama Daidō, Hosoe Eikoh, Tōmatsu Shōmei Araki Nobuyoshi, Sato Akira and Kawada Kikuji and other key practitioners from the post war years such as Ishiuchi Miyako and Fukase Masahisa.
These pioneering artists defined themselves in opposition to the schools of Pictorialism and Documentary photography that had prevailed in the first half of the 20th century. The fruits of this generation’s efforts to innovate new modes of expression, rejecting ideology in favour of a fresh subjectivity and questioning the nature of photographic truth itself, are now lauded as heralding Japan’s ‘Golden Age of Photography’, and this work has become a focal point for scholars and collectors alike.
These pioneering artists defined themselves in opposition to the schools of Pictorialism and Documentary photography that had prevailed in the first half of the 20th century. The fruits of this generation’s efforts to innovate new modes of expression, rejecting ideology in favour of a fresh subjectivity and questioning the nature of photographic truth itself, are now lauded as heralding Japan’s ‘Golden Age of Photography’, and this work has become a focal point for scholars and collectors alike.
Opening hours
Wednesday Preview 12 October: 11am - 7pm (invitation only)
Thursday Preview 13 October - Saturday 15 October: 11am - 7pm
Sunday 16 October: 11am - 6pm
Wednesday Preview 12 October: 11am - 7pm (invitation only)
Thursday Preview 13 October - Saturday 15 October: 11am - 7pm
Sunday 16 October: 11am - 6pm
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