William Klein + Daidō Moriyama

London

William Klein + Daidō Moriyama is the first exhibition to look at the relationship between the work of influential photographer and filmmaker Klein, and that of Moriyama, the most celebrated photographer to emerge from the Japanese Provoke movement of the 1960s.

With work from the 1950s to the present day, the exhibition demonstrates the visual affinity between their urgent, blurred and grainy style of photography and also their shared desire to convey street life and political protest, from anti-war demonstrations and gay pride marches to the effects of globalisation and urban deprivation.

The exhibition also considers the medium and dissemination of photography itself, exploring the central role of the photo-book in avant-garde photography and the pioneering use of graphic design within these publications. As well the issues of „Provoke“ magazine in which Moriyama and his contemporaries showcased their work, the exhibition will include fashion photography from Klein’s work with „Vogue“ and installations relating to his satirical films „Mister Freedom“ and „Who Are You Polly Maggoo?“

Daidō Moriyama, (Wertical-Interview)

Tate Modern

October 10th, 2012 – January 20th, 2013
Bankside
London SE1 9TG
UK

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