Daido Moriyama
Daido Moriyama • 2005 • Skira
- Author
- Daido Moriyama
- First published
- 2005
- Publisher
- Skira
- Genres
- Art
- Subjects
- Photography, artistic · Artistic Photography · Photography · Photography of the nude
- ISBN
- 9784434108020
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Published in 2005 by Skira, this volume serves as a comprehensive monograph dedicated to the gritty, high-contrast aesthetic of Daido Moriyama. Moriyama, a seminal figure in postwar Japanese photography, emerged during the late 1960s as a central member of the Provoke movement, which rejected traditional photographic precision in favor of grainy, blurry, and out-of-focus imagery to capture the chaos and alienation of modern urban life.
The book functions as a curated retrospective of Moriyama's career, focusing on his signature themes of street photography, urban decay, and the rapidly shifting cultural landscape of Japan. By emphasizing his stark black-and-white technique and unflinching approach to the mundane, the monograph solidified his status within the international art market, effectively translating his underground influence into a prestigious institutional context through Skira's editorial oversight.
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