Photo Exhibition: Yashuhiro Ishimoto

ISHIMOTO – LINES & BODIES

Yasuhiro Ishimoto ( Protected content ) is a remarkable figure in the history of Japanese photography. The exhibition focuses on the first decades of his work, between Chicago and Japan. A key figure of the Protected content and Protected content , he was considered "visually bilingual" for his ability to combine the formal approach of the New Bauhaus with the quintessence of Japanese aesthetics.

This unique alchemy is the result of an extraordinary journey. Trained at the Institute of Design from Protected content 1952, Ishimoto embodies the first generation of photographers of the Chicago School, marked by the dual influence of Harry Callahan and Aaron Siskind. Upon his return to Japan in Protected content , he became a major figure on the Japanese art scene.

Driven by a quest for constant reinvention, Ishimoto became a conduit of modernity in photography, blending Japanese culture with Western influence.

Yasuhiro Ishimoto ( Protected content ), une figure remarquable de l’histoire de la photographie japonaise. Le parcours de l’exposition se concentre sur les premières décennies de son œuvre, entre Chicago et le Japon. Figure clé des années Protected content 1960, il sera considéré comme « visuellement bilingue » par sa capacité à allier l’approche formelle du New Bauhaus à la quintessence de l’esthétique japonaise.

Protected content
Protected content