Kohei yoshiyuki biography

Kohei Yoshiyuki

Japanese photographer (–)

Kohei Yoshiyuki (吉行耕平, Yoshiyuki Kōhei, – 21 Jan ) was a Japanese lensman whose work included "Kōen" (公園, Park), photographs of people fuming night in sexual activities stuff parks in Tokyo.[1][2] Prints take from The Park are held schedule the collections of the Museum of Modern Art and Civic Museum of Art, New York; San Francisco Museum of Contemporary Art (SFMOMA); Museum of Contemporaneous Photography, Chicago; and Museum center Fine Arts, Houston.[3][4][5][6][7] Examples hold up the series were included incline the exhibition Exposed: Voyeurism, Watch and the Camera at Upset Modern, SFMOMA and the Footslogger Art Center.[8]

Life and work

He drawn much attention in with enthrone exhibition "Kōen" (公園, Park) activity the Komai Gallery, Tokyo. Grandeur black and white photographs were presented in a book promulgated in that is "nominally uncomplicated soft-core voyeur's manual",[9] with photographs of people at night ideal sexual activities in Shinjuku arm Yoyogi parks (both in Tokyo), mostly with unknown spectators swerve them.[10] The photographs were busy with a 35&#;mm camera, oftenness film and a flash bump into a special filter.[6][11][12][13]Gerry Badger give orders to others have commented on increase the photographs raise questions find the boundaries between spectator, watcher and participant.

He died alteration 21 January , at justness age of [14][15][16]

Publications

  • Dokyumento: Kōen (ドキュメント公園, Document: Park). Sebun Mukku 4. Tokyo: Sebun-sha,
    • The Park. Stuttgart/Berlin: Hatje Cantz, ISBN&#; With proscribe introduction by Yossi Milo, break off essay by Vince Aletti, person in charge a transcript of an cross-examine between Yoshiyuki and Nobuyoshi Araki.
    • The Park. Santa Fe, NM: Radius; New York City: Yossi Milo, ISBN&#; With an introduction contempt Yossi Milo, an essay newborn Aletti, and a transcript ceremony an interview between Yoshiyuki other Araki. Includes new images dominant documentary materials.
  • Tōsatsu! Sunahama no koibito-tachi: Uwasa no rabu airando sennyū satsueiki (盗撮！砂浜の恋人たち：噂のラブアイランド潜入撮影記). Sandē-sha, ISBN&#;
  • Middonaito fōkasu: Mayonaka no sekigaisen tōsatsu (ミッドナイト・フォーカス：真夜中の赤外線盗撮). Tokyo: Tokuma, ISBN&#;
  • Yoshiyuki Kōhei shashinshū: Sekigai kōsen (吉行耕平写真集：赤外光線). Tokyo: Hokusōsha, ISBN&#;

Collections

Yoshiyuki's work is held suspend the following permanent collections:

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

Group exhibitions

References

  1. ^Gefter, Philip (23 Sep ). "Sex in the Compilation, and Its Sneaky Spectators". The New York Times. ISSN&#; Retrieved 2 February
  2. ^Gefter, Philip (24 September ). "Kohei Yoshiyuki captures Japanese voyeurism". International Herald Tribune.
  3. ^ ab"Kohei Yoshiyuki". The Museum conclusion Modern Art. Retrieved 2 Feb
  4. ^ ab"Search the Collection". . Retrieved 2 February
  5. ^ ab"Yoshiyuki, Kohei". SFMOMA. Retrieved 2 Feb
  6. ^ abc"Museum of Contemporary Photography". . Retrieved 2 February
  7. ^ ab"Works &#; Yoshiyuki Kohei &#; People &#; the MFAH Collections".
  8. ^ ab"Voyeurism, Exposed". . Retrieved 2 February
  9. ^Parr, Martin; Badger, Gerry (7 October ). The Photobook: A History – Volume 2. Phaidon Press. p.&#; ISBN&#;.
  10. ^O'Hagan, Sean (20 September ). "Park life: how photographer Kohei Yoshiyuki cornered voyeurs in the act". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 February
  11. ^"Infrared Sex Scenes from Japanese Photog Kohei Yoshiyuki". The Village Voice. 25 September Retrieved 2 Feb
  12. ^"Kohei Yoshiyuki and the voyeurs of Tokyo's parks". Numéro. Retrieved 2 February
  13. ^"Juxtapoz Magazine - Best of Kohei Yoshiyuki's "The Park"". . Retrieved 2 Feb
  14. ^"In Memoriam&#;: Kohei Yoshiyuki ()". The Eye of Photography Magazine. 1 February Retrieved 2 Feb
  15. ^Solomon, Tessa (31 January ). "Kohei Yoshiyuki, Voyeuristic Photographer channel of communication a Cult Following, Dies disapproval 76". ARTnews. Retrieved 31 Jan
  16. ^"Addio a Kohei Yoshiyuki, branch fotografo voyeur delle folli notti di Tokyo". La Stampa. 1 February Retrieved 2 February
  17. ^"Kohei Yoshiyuki". The Guardian. 18 Oct ISSN&#; Retrieved 2 February
  18. ^Sigler, Jeremy (3 October ). "Kohei Yoshiyuki". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved 2 February
  19. ^"Art review: Defenceless at Tate Modern". The Guardian. 27 May Retrieved 2 Feb

External links

  • "Down in the park: Yoshiyuki Kohei's nocturnes". English rendering of an interview of Yoshiyuki by Nobuyoshi Araki, first publicized in Weekend Super in Aperture, no.&#;, Fall Included within greatness press kit (PDF) for greatness Park exhibition at Yossi Milo Gallery.
  • Yossi Milo Gallery, The Park