Daido Moriyama - 71 New York SIGNED

Tokyo: Kodansha, 2011. First pocket book edition, first printing. Paperback. New/New. PPP editions with Roth Horowitz LLC, New York published in 2002 under the title "'71 NY".

Beautifully signed in silver pen by Daido Moriyama in Japanese AND in English.
I GUARANTEE THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE SIGNATURE(S).

New, mint, unread; only opened once for the signatures.
Complete with the original bellyband.

Wonderful reproduction of one of Moriyama's seminal bodies of work - in perfect condition. Brilliant, highly sought-after pocket book version (sold out very quickly) of the legendary New York series,

"In 1971, Japanese photographer Daido Moriyama took a trip to New York City with Tadanori Yokoo. He stayed at the Chelsea Hotel and spent his days in The Museum of Modern Art Photography Study Center looking at pictures taken by Weegee. He shot one hundred rolls of film with a half-frame camera, yielding seventy images per roll. Some of those pictures are presented here". "`71-NY" is an elegant production in terms of both the book`s design and the quality of its reproductions of Daido`s imagery. It includes a facsimile and English translation of a letter from Moriyama, an interview with the photographer, as well as excerpted passages from James Baldwin`s "Another Country".
(PPP editions, publisher of the 2002 version)

Kodansha, Tokyo. 2011. First pocket book edition, first printing.

Paperback with bellyband (as issued). 115 x 180 mm. 384 pages. Photos: Daido Moriyama. Text in English and Japanese.

Wonderful reproduction of one of Moriyama's seminal bodies of work in perfect condition -
signed by the artist.

Daidō Moriyama is a Japanese photographer, born in 1938 in Osaka. Firstly, he studied photography before moving to Tokyo in 1961. To begin with, he worked as an assistant to Eikoh Hosoe, a Japanese photographer and filmmaker. As a result, he began to produce his own collection of photographs. Afterwards, he ended up depicting the forgotten areas and darker side of cities. Shortly after, Japan Photo-critics awarded him the New Artist Award. Hence, Moriyama's images are now known for capturing the breakdown of Japanese tradition. His work captures life during and following the American occupation of Japan after World War II. In particular the effects of industrialisation and the consequential shift in urban life. His images focus on the areas left behind in a rapidly changing city. He received the Infinity Award for Lifetime Achievement from the International Center of Photography in New York in 2004 as well as the Hasselblad Award in 2019.