SHINOYAMA, Kishin

About  Japanese photographer, Kishin SHINOYAMA (篠山 紀信, 1940 -2024)

Kishin SHINOYAMA studied photography at the Faculty of Art at Nihon University. In 1961, he began working for the Light Publicity Company during his studies. He graduated from Nihon University in 1963. He was known for his countless series on actresses, including his nude photographs. He also designed a series of record sleeves. He became internationally known for his portraits of Beatles musician John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono, as well as photographs of writer Yukio Mishima, singer Momoe Yamaguchi, actress Rie Miyazawa, pianist Keith Jarrett and Kabuki actor Bando Tamasaburo. Kishin SHINOYAMA died on January 4, 2024 at the age of 83.

Photo books by and with works by Kishin SHINOYAMA

  • 'Atsui nikutai' (熱い肉体, 1965); '28 Girls' (1968); 'Nude' (1970); 'Four Masters of Erotic Photography' (1970, together with works by Sam HASKINS, David HAMILTON and Francis GIACOBETTI); 'Couples. Masters of Erotic Photography' (1971, together with works by Will McBRIDE, Jean-Francois JONVELLE, Jeanloup SIEFF and Tassilo TROST); 'Hareta Hi / A Fine Day' (1975); 'Paris' (1977); 'Gekisha. 135nin onna-tomodachi' (激写・135人の女ともだち, 1979); 'Silk Road' (1981); 'Tokyo Nude' (1990); 'Take' (1990); 'Shinjuku' (1991); 'Hair' (1994); 'Girls' (1997); 'Bora bora' (1997, together with works by Chiaki HARA); 'Gekisha in Hawaii' (1998); 'Balthus. The House of the Painter' (2000, 2007); 'Nude by Kishin Shinoyama. Photographs 1959-2008' (2009); 'Vintage Time Photography' (2009); 'Japanese Photobooks of the 1960s and '70s (2009, ed. by Ryuichi Kaneko and Ivan Vartanian); 'The People' (2012); 'The Sixties' (2012); 'Fashion Eye Silk Road' (2018);

read more

Underground Generation
Underground Generation
The xtremely rare photo volume 'Underground Generation' contains works by Daido MORIYAMA, Eikoh HOSOE, Jun MORINAGA, Masahisa FUKASE, Kishin SHINOYAMA and Kenji ISHIGURO who were in 1968 out and about with their cameras. in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo.
0,00 € * Weight 0.8 kg
More information
Japanese Photobooks of the 1960s and '70s - IN ORIGINAL SHRINK WRAP!
Japanese Photobooks of the 1960s and '70s - IN ORIGINAL SHRINK WRAP!
The out-of-print photo book compendium 'Japanese Photobooks of the 1960s and '70s' by Kaneko & Vartanian presents relevant publications of that era. Some of the most influential works and forgotten gems are presented and placed in a sociological context.
498,00 € * Weight 1.7 kg
More information
Awards
  • 1961: First Prize of the Japan Advertising Photographers' Association (日本広告写真家協会);
    1964: 'Prize for New Artists' of the 'Photography Critics Association of Japan' (日本写真批評家協会);
    1970: Annual Award of the Japan Professional Photographers' Society (日本写真家協会);
    1973: 'Prize of the Minister of Culture' (文部大臣賞) and award from the publishing house Kōdansha;
Exhibitions
  • 1968: 'Tanjō' (誕生)
    1970: 'Nude', Photo Kina Exhibit;
    1977: 'Ie' (家), Modern Japanese Photography Exhibition, Australia;
    1979: 'Tattooed Family' (彫り物の家) , Japanese Photography and its Origins, Bologna;
OXID Online Shop - All about watersports, sportswear and fashion