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The ultimate list of Japanese photography books. Not!

Sunday, September 17, 2006 //
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Books on Photography Books

In the last years the interest in Japanese photography books has jumped from non recognition to becoming a must have not only for specialized photo book collectors. Books which were completely unknown outside Japan except to a few well informed collectors and researchers are now sold at high prices by rare book dealers and at auctions.1

It all began in 1999 with the exhibition catalogue “Fotografia Publica. Photography in Print 1919-1939″. Read the rest of this entry »

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  1. ↑1 The latest and most spectacular rare photobook auction was a few months ago at Christie’s in London. I know it is a little bit late, but nevertheless I will write a short report about the auction results in another post – after I have received the auction catalogue which I had to buy from a auction catalogue dealer in the US, since the catalogue was sold out weeks before the auction started….
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Yonosuke Natori and Nippon Studio, Kawasaki City Museum

Monday, August 7, 2006 //
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If you happen to be in Tokyo area I would highly recommend a side trip to the Kawaski City Museum to see the exhibition about “Yônosuke Natori and Nippon Studio (1931-1945)”The English translation of the Japanese exhibition title (on the exhibition poster or at Tokyo Art Beat for example) is only half done. The full English translation would be “Yônosuke Natori and Japan Studio”. (until Sept. 3).

Yonosuke Natori and Nippon Kobo

Yônosuke Natori (1910-62) was a professional photographer, founder of “Nippon Studio” (“Nippon Kôbô” in Japanese) and publisher of the international, multilanguage magazine “Nippon” (Japan). With his studio and the magazine Yonosuke Natori introduced to Japan cutting-edge photographic techniques and design that he studied in Germany.1

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Notes

  1. ↑1 As far as I know there is not much information available on Natori outside Japan. There is some basic information published on Natori, his studio and “Nippon” in The History of Japanese Photography.
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Categories Exhibition, Photobook, Photographer

Kimura Ihei – The Man with the Camera at MOMAT

Friday, December 10, 2004 //
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Kimura Ihei: Young Men, Niida, Akita City, 1952

Only a few days are left for the exhibition of Kimura Ihei (Ihee) at the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo. The exhibition concentrates on Ihei’s work after 1945.
Kimura Ihei was one of the leading Japanese photographers of the 20s century. He was a master of ‘street photography’ and using a small Leica since 1930 he became famous for his “snapshot spontaneity”. In 1932 he was cofounder of the legendary avant-garde photo magazine KÔGA. Ihei captured the life in the streets of Tokyo and especially Akita prefecture. Another important body of work is his stage photography and portraits of famous artists. In the 1950s Ihei travelled to Europe. His series “Paris” could be seen during this years Rencontres de la photographie in Arles/France

Kimura Ihei, Paris 1954-55 (exhibited in Arles)
The use of a colour film for street photography was quite uncommon during that time.

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