Kansuke Yamamoto

Michael Hoppen is delighted to announce the release of an illustrated monograph dedicated to the Japanese Surrealist artist Kansuke Yamamoto. The publication will be launched at this year’s edition of Paris Photo, in conjunction with our display of a group of rare vintage prints from the artist’s estate. 

Born in Nagoya, Yamamoto was exposed to European Surrealism through touring exhibitions and publications during the 1930s, before co-founding the Nagoya Photo Avant-Garde in 1939. Throughout his career, he experimented with techniques including collage and multiple exposure to create symbolically charged renderings of everyday scenes transformed. A revival of critical interest in Yamamoto’s work has occurred following major exhibitions at Tokyo Station Gallery (2001) and the Getty Museum (2013). His photography is included in the permanent collections of the Nagoya City Art Museum, Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, the J. Paul Getty Museum, and The Art Institute of Chicago.

Kansuke Yamamoto is the second book in our series exploring icons of Japanese photography. It is published in a strictly limited edition of 125 copies, with design by Pony Studio and a text by Lucy Fleming-Brown. 

Please use the purchase button below to reserve your copy.  Shipping will commence from the 5th November 2024.