Masahisa Fukase Photo Collection "Private Scenes"

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This is the final destination of the perspective that Masahisa Fukase pursued throughout his life.

The "Private Scenes" series is considered the culmination of Masahisa Fukase's career as an artist. This book is based on the prints that were exhibited twice. In the 1990 photo exhibition "Private Scenes - Travel Notes," parts of Fukase's own body are reflected in photographs taken during his trip to Europe and India the previous year.

"Of course I am the subject of the photo, but the way I am photographed from a distance is interesting, so sometimes I feel it would be better if my face wasn't there, but I know that but I can't stop" (Frontispiece Notebook "Private Scenes '92)
The photographs, taken with the camera held in one hand and pointed at himself, also objectify Fukase himself as the photographer, and "they could be hands, feet, faces, or sketches of the city, but all of the things captured can be said to be a reflection of myself" (Frontispiece Note: "Private Scenes - Travel Letters"), hence the name "Private Scenes."

The works included in the exhibition "Private Scenes '92" held in 1992 were silver-halide prints painted with watercolors. Born into a family that ran a photography studio, Fukase's perspective as a photographer is utilized, and his works also feature intense brushstrokes that seem to transcend the boundaries of photography.
"Private Views" combines and develops the perspectives that Fukase pursued throughout his life, such as the relationship between the viewer and the viewed object, and his interest in surrealism. This book can be said to be the final point of Fukase's career as an artist, which came to a halt with the publication of "Private Views '92."

Book design: François Dézafit
Japanese typesetting: Toshimasa Kimura

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Product Information

Publisher Akaakasha

release date 2023年

Part numberKPHT10140W-9784865411676

Specification Size: H190mm x W240mm
Page: 192 pages
Binding: Hardcover

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