MORIYAMA, Daido

Reception

The photographs by Daido MORIYAMA have/had a great influence on many young Japanese photographers and also had a great impact internationally. He has published a large number of photo books and his photographs have been published in many magazines. In 2019, the 110-minute documentary film 'Daidō Moriyama. The Past is always new, the Future is always nostalgic' (directed by Gen Iwama). It shows how two men, a publisher and a graphic artist, accompanied him for over a year during the production of the new edition of 'Japan. A Theater' for over a year.

Awards (selection)

• 1983: Photographer of the Year, Japan;
  2004: Cultural Award of the German Society for Photography;
  2012: Infinity Award from the International Center for Photography (ICP);
  2019: Hasselblad Foundation Award;

Exhibitions (a selection)

• 1980: Gallery Forum Stadtpark / Camera Austria, Graz, Austria;
  1981: Zeit-Foto Salon, Tokyo, Japan;
  1986: Philadelphia Museum of Art, USA;
  1989: International Photo Triennial, Esslingen;
  1991: Meyers, Wiedikon, Switzerland;
  1993: Watarium Museum, Tokyo, Japan;
  1999: San Francisco Modern Museum, USA;
  2000: Fotomuseum Winterthur, Switzerland and Museum Folkwang, Essen;
  2002: White Cube, London, Great Britain;
  2003: Cartier Foundation, Paris, France;
  2004: Art Cologne, Cologne;
  2006: Foam, Amsterdam;
  2007: SK Stiftung Kultur, Cologne;
  2010: Michael Hoppen Gallery, London (with Shōmei TOMATSU)
  2012: Tate Gallery of Modern Art, London (with William KLEIN)
  2013: Kasseler Kunstverein, Kassel (with Mika NINAGAWA)
  2019: 'My Garden of Eden', Christophe Guye Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland;
  2023: 'Retrospective', C/O Berlin, Germany;