![]() On the contrary, isn’t printing and distributing large numbers of photos around the world the best way to show the potential of photography? That said, it rarely happens that I issue a special edition of a photobook or any edition for a specific purpose, but since the purpose of this sale is to support Aperture, I decided to limit the edition and offer these prints at a lower price than usual. Japan, A Photo Theater (Japanese Version) Daido MORIYAMA. ![]() No matter how many copies of an amazing photo are printed, its artistic value won’t be diminished. Kura Chan is the latest entry in Daido Moriyama’s series of hand-bound photobooks with silk-screen printed covers on canvas, following previous entries Boku, Lips Lips Lips. The value of a photograph is not higher if produced in a limited edition and lower if produced in larger quantities. ![]() For this reason, I usually don’t add editions to my works. His first monograph, Japan, a Photo Theater (1968), was immediately acclaimed by the artistic community. I think this is the opposite of the original essence of photography. Daido Moriyama began to work independently in 1964. “However, at present, original prints are sold upon request of the art market, often produced as a limited edition. “Photography is a medium open to everyone.” Moriyama states. Throughout his career, Moriyama has published over 150 books-including Labyrinth (Aperture, 2012) and Printing Show-TKY (Aperture, 2011), a performative, DIY book, created live at Aperture Gallery in New York. Shooting predominantly on the streets of Tokyo with a small, handheld camera, Moriyama’s signature grainy and blurry black-and-white photographs explore themes of urban street life, intimacy, pattern, and light. Moriyama has since become one of the world’s most recognized photographers, inspiring generations of image-makers. Small format paperback reprint of Daido Moriyamas first ever book Japan A Photo Theater, originally released in 1968. Japanese photographer Daido Moriyama has been at the forefront of the medium for more than fifty years, first rising to prominence through his contributions to Provoke-a magazine founded by art critic Kōji Taki, photographers Takuma Nakahira and Yutaka Takanshi, and poet Takahiko Okada, which published from 1968–69 and fundamentally reshaped postwar Japanese photography. A richly illustrated, Japanese-language compendium of Moriyama's extensive magazine work during the Provoke Era.Limited to an edition of 150, and available through Aperture from September 29th through October 13th, 2020 only, we are pleased to offer these three limited-edition 8-by-10-inch signed gelatin-silver prints by Daido Moriyama for $275 each. ![]() Unpaginated, with approximately 450 full-bleed black-and-white and four-color plates. Volume Two: 1971-1974: Nanika e no tabi (A Journey to Something), 1971-1974 (Magazine Work: from Camera Mainichi and Asahi Camera). Volume One: 1965-1970: Nippon Gekijo Shashincho (Japan, a Photo Theater), 1965-1970 (Magazine Work: from Camera Mainichi and Asahi Camera).Unpaginated, with approximately 400 full-bleed black-and-white and four-color plates. Printed wrappers with photographically illustrated dust jacket and illustrated obi. Two volumes sharing the following format: Soft cover. SHIPPING NOTE: due to size and weight (e.g., multi-volume sets), additional shipping fees apply (calculated at checkout). A masterpiece that made its debut and repainted the history of photography.The definitive edition in which the photographer himself joined the direction.
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