Eikoh Hosoe

Eikoh Hosoe is an integral part of the history of modern Japanese photography. He remains a driving force in photography, not only for his own work, but also as a teacher and as an ambassadorial figure, fostering artistic exchange between Japan and the outside world. His influence has been felt not only in his native country, but throughout the international photographic community.

Baroque, theatrical, and rich with metaphor, Eikoh Hosoe's photographs evoke the dark, post-nuclear folklore of the Japanese imagination that is peopled by characters both real and fictitious. His collaborations with novelist and provocateur Yukio Mishima and with founder of the Butoh dance movement Tatsumi Hijikata resulted in extended essays created out of a unique hybrid of performance, biography, and the still image.

This volume presents a selection of the finest of Hosoe's photographs, including a thumbnail reproduction of one of his seminal essays, "Kamaitachi," in its entirety. An essay by Mark Holborn, photo-historian and author, presents an introduction to Hosoe's lifework.

ISBN	0893818240	DEWEY edition	DC21
ISBN13	9780893818241 (What's this?)	Pages	96
Publisher	Aperture	Volumes	6 Hardbacks
Imprint	Aperture	Weight (grammes)	510
Format	Hardback	Published in	New York
Publication date	30 Jul 1999	Series title	Masters of Photography S.
Reissue date	01 Jul 2004	Height (mm)	200
Non-book description	95 p. :	Width (mm)	200
Photographer	Hosoe, Eikoh	Spine width (mm)	14
Library of Congress	TR654.H657	Academic level	General
DEWEY	770.92

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