Daidō Moriyama
Daidō Moriyama ( Japanese 森 山 大道 , Moriyama Daidō ; born October 10, 1938 in Ikeda , Osaka Prefecture ) is one of the most important Japanese photographers of the second half of the 20th century .
Life
Moriyama studied design and then photography in Kobe , Japan . In 1961 he moved to Tokyo and joined the VIVO group of photographers, which soon disbanded. His first photo book "Japan, a Theater" was published in 1968.
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His work played a major role in ensuring that Japanese photography was able to establish itself internationally. In the late 1960s and early 1970s in particular , he created influential and innovative photographic works. Unusually for the time in Japan in particular, he concentrated on the fringes of society, red light areas and the street as a subject . It is noteworthy that he developed a technique for taking photos of the street without looking through the viewfinder. These images appear immediate and authentic. They had a great influence on many young Japanese photographers, but they also had an impact internationally. Moriyama published many photo books and his photographs were published in many magazines.
In 2013, Moriyama was the main topic at the 6th Photo Book Festival in Kassel . Two years later, as part of the 7th photo book festival, the photo book On Daido was presented as an homage to international photographer colleagues to the Japanese photographer. The publication was financed through a crowdfunding campaign.
Exhibitions (selection)
- 1980 Gallery Forum Stadtpark / Camera Austria, Graz, Austria
- 1981 Zeit Photo Salon, Tokyo, Japan
- 1986 Philadelphia Museum of Art, USA
- 1989 International Photo Triennial, Esslingen
- 1991 Meyers, Wiedikon, Switzerland
- 1993 Watarium Museum, Tokyo, Japan
- 1999 San Francisco Modern Museum, USA
- 2000 Fotomuseum Winterthur , Switzerland
- 2000 Folkwang Museum, Essen
- 2002 White Cube, London, Great Britain
- 2003 Cartier Foundation, Paris, France
- 2004 Art Cologne, Cologne
- 2006 Foam, Amsterdam
- 2007 SK Foundation for Culture, Cologne
- 2010 Michael Hoppen Gallery, London (with Shōmei Tōmatsu )
- 2012 Tate Gallery of Modern Art , London (with William Klein )
- 2013 Kasseler Kunstverein, Kassel (with Mika Ninagawa )
- 2019 My Garden of Eden, Christophe Guye Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland
Prices (selection)
- 1983 Photographer of the Year, Japan
- 2004 Culture Prize of the German Society for Photography (at Art Cologne)
- 2019 Hasselblad Foundation Award
See also
literature
- K. Nishii Daido Moriyama. , Phaidon Press, London 2001
Web links
- Daido Moriyama's website
- Literature by and about Daidō Moriyama in the catalog of the German National Library
- FAZ.net (2009): Review of "bye-bye polaroid" by Daido Moriyama
- Direct, wild and immediate , review of Shinjuku in: Deutschlandfunk from March 1, 2006.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Moriyama, Daidō |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 森 山 大道 (Japanese); Moriyama Daidō |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese photographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 10, 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ikeda , Osaka Prefecture |