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Daido Moriyama "Tokyo: Meshed World"

Taka Ishii Gallery Photography / Film
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Artists

Daido Moriyama
When photographs or illustrations are printed in media such as newspapers, magazines and posters, gradation is expressed through extremely small halftone dots (mesh), in what is called the ‘halftone printing process.' The 1970s, when images (photographs, video) began to be reproduced and consumed on a large scale, marked precisely the dawn of this ‘Meshed World.'

This show features 11 exhibition prints from Moriyama's July 1977 exhibition “Tokyo: Meshed World” (Nikon Salon Ginza / Shinjuku / Osaka), as well as one new photograph taken recently in Tokyo. With the publication of the photo book Farewell Photography (Shashinhyoronsha, 1972), Moriyama considered the photographs taken since he turned freelance in 1964, after which he embarked on new experiments, such as holding exhibitions of works that he had previously rejected with a vengeance.

Following “The Tales of Tono” (1974) and “Goshogawara” (1976), which are rife with the particular characteristics of rural landscapes, his third solo show at the Nikon Salon was literally set in Tokyo, focusing upon ‘people.' Moriyama's lens, however, was not trained on flesh and blood, but rather a ‘meshed world' and female mannequins.

[Image: Daido Moriyama, "Tokyo" (2009/2011) lambda print mounted on aluminum 111.6 x 148.9cm]



Schedule

Jun 4 (Sat) 2011-Jul 2 (Sat) 2011 

Opening Hours Information

Hours
12:00-19:00
Closed
Monday, Sunday, Holidays
FeeFree
Websitehttp://www.takaishiigallery.com/en/exhibitions/2011/meshed_world/
VenueTaka Ishii Gallery Photography / Film
http://www.takaishiigallery.com/
Location2F Axis Bldg., 5-17-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032
Access8 minute walk from exit 3 at Roppongi Station on the Hibiya or Toei Oedo line, 8 minute walk from exit 1 at Roppongi-itchome Station on the Namboku line.
Phone03-6447-1035
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