left¡ËEros or Something not Eros, 1968, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography
right¡ËHawaii, 2007
¢£Period¡§May 13¢ªJune 29,2008
¢£Closed Day¡§Monday (Tuesday if Monday is a national holiday)
¢£Venue¡§Exhibition Gallery, 2¡¦3F
¢£Admission¡§Adults ¡ï1,100¡Ê880¡Ë¡¿College Students ¡ï900¡Ê720¡Ë¡¿High School and Junior Hight School Students, Over 65 ¡ï700¡Ê560¡Ë
The exhibition of each floor can be appreciated.
¢£ Ⅰ. RETROSPECTIVE 1965-2005 (3F Exhibition Gallery)
Admission: Adults \500¡Ê400¡Ë¡¿College Students \400¡Ê320¡Ë¡¿High School and Junior High School Students, Over 65 \250¡Ê200¡Ë
¢£ Ⅱ. HAWAII (2F Exhibition Gallery)
Admission: Adults \800¡Ê640¡Ë¡¿College Students \700¡Ê560¡Ë¡¿High School and Junior High School Students, Over 65 \600¡Ê480¡Ë
¢¨ The figure in parentheses refers to groups of 20 people. ¢¨Admission is free of charge for primary school students & younger children, disabled persons and their caretakers.¢¨Admission is free of charge for persons aged 65 or older on the third Wednesday of each month.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography is pleased to announce that it will be holding a two-part exhibition of the work of MORIYAMA Daido, under the titles: ¡ÆⅠ. RETROSPECTIVE 1965-2005¡Ç and ¡ÆⅡ. HAWAII¡Ç.
MORIYAMA Daido started work as a freelance photographer in 1963, publishing his ¡ÆYokosuka¡Ç series in the ¡ÆCamera Mainichi¡Ç monthly magazine in 1965. He continued to publish work in various photographic magazines, the high-contrast, grainy images he produced during the sixties and seventies being criticized as 'coarse, camera-shaken and blurred', but they were to cause a revolution in the Japanese photographic world. Forever questioning the meaning of photography, all his photographic series - his early, ¡ÆJapan, A Photo Theater¡Ç (1968), the controversial ¡ÆFarewell Photography¡Ç (1972), which examined photographic expression, ¡ÆLight and Shadow¡Ç (1982) which marked his comeback after a creative slump, and his latest, ¡ÆHawaii¡Ç (2007) - all attracted great attention.
left¡ËProvoke Ⅱ, 1969
right¡ËShinjuku, 2001-02
Capturing daily life in the form of ¡Æsnapshots¡Ç taken in the street, his powerful works stir up emotions such as desire, loneliness, unease, etc. in the viewer. The upcoming exhibition comprises of two sections, one tracing the career of this world-famous photographer and the other showing his current work. We hope that you will enjoy this opportunity to view the entire body of work of this unique photographer who explored the very essence of photography.
left¡¦right¡ËHawaii, 2007
--- Floor Lecture ---
The curator in charge will provide an explanation of the exhibits at 2:00 pm. on the second and fourth Fridays of the month. Anybody with a valid entrance ticket for the day is welcome to attend.
¢¨spoken in Japanese
---¡ÆMORIYAMA Daido¡Ç (Tankosha Publishing Co., Ltd.), ¡ï2,400 (proposed price) ---
In addition to essays by various writers, it will include one by a member of the public, selected from participants in an open competition held by the museum.
Proposed Contributors:
TAKI Koji (art/photography critic), HAYASHI Michiro (art critic/Professor, Sophia University), Shimizu Minoru (art & photography critic/Associate Professor, Doshisha University), KANEHIRA Shigenori (journalist, President, TBS News), HIRANO Keiichiro (novelist), Nagisa Yoko (singer), OTAKE Shinro (artist), KASAHARA Michiko (curator, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography), etc.
¢¨spoken in Japanese
--- Series of Discussions with MORIYAMA Daido ---
May 23 (Fri) 18:00-20:00
MORIYAMA Daido with OTAKE Shinro (artist)
Moderator: KASAHARA Michiko (curator, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography)
May 24 (Sat) 18:00-20:00
MORIYAMA Daido with TAKI Koji (art/photography critic)
Moderator: SHIMIZU Minoru (Associate Professor, Doshisha University)
May 30 (Sat.) 18:00-20:00
MORIYAMA Daido with KANEHIRA Shigenori (journalist, President TBS News)
Moderator: OKABE Tomoko (curator, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography)
¢¨Changes may be made to listed participants.
¢¨For further details of the contents and participation, please refer to the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography official website.
¢¨spoken in Japanese
