Masahisa Fukase 1961-1991 Retrospective

Akaaka Art Publishing, ISBN 9784865411669,
Hb, 216 pgs, 15 x 22cm
Language: Japanese & English
Acqn. 33655
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£33.50
Photographer Masahisa Fukase (1934-2012) carved out a unique place in the history of Japanese photography in the 1960s by focusing on his personal life. He pointed his camera at those in his immediate surroundings: his wife, Yoko, his extended family, his cat. Yet, while exposing his own life through a loving gaze and carefree sense of humour, he simultaneously set about exploring the madness deep within himself. Fukase's career was tragically cut short when he suffered a fall in 1992, subsequently suffering severe memory impairment and aphasia. He never took another photograph. This retrospective collection offers an intimate tribute to his entire oeuvre.