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Explore the oeuvre of one of Japan’s most groundbreaking and prolific photographers in
Daido Moriyama: A Retrospective
. Published in cooperation with the Daido Moriyama Foundation, this stunning tome takes an exhaustive look at the electrifying legacy of this innovative and influential artist through more than two hundred snapshots pulled from his extraordinary body of work. Arranged chronologically, these images together create a clear picture of Moriyama’s constantly evolving career and his conceptual contributions to photography. Flip through shots from his early editorial work, which focused on the American occupation and the experimental theater of the mid-1960s; his radical experimentation of the late ‘60s and ‘70s; his self-reflexive photos of the ‘80s and ‘90s; and his ongoing exploration of cities, from Tokyo, Osaka and Hokkaido to São Paulo, Paris, Marrakech and Buenos Aires. Also included are illuminating texts from leading Japanese scholars, an essay from the artist himself, a full chronology of his life and work and more than four hundred spread reproductions from some of his rarely-seen publications. A fascinating tribute to a living legend of the photography world,
Daido Moriyama: A Retrospective
is sure to be an endless source of inspiration for any aspiring creative.
8.5"W x 1.25"D x 10.25"H
edited by Thyago Nogueira
photography by Daido Moriyama
text by Daido Moriyama, Thyago Nogueira, Yuri Mitsuda, Masako Toda, Masashi Kohara, Yutaka Kambayahsi, Satoshi Machiguchi and Kazuya Kimura
hardcover
288 pages
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