Fūshi Kaden / Exhibition Fūshi Kaden

This photobook was published in conjunction with an exhibition of Issei Suda's masterpiece, "Fushikaden." It was produced in 2020 as a collaboration between Jiazazhi Press and Place M to commemorate an exhibition held in China.

"Fushikaden" is a collection of photographs taken by Issei Suda in the 1970s while traveling across various regions of Japan, including Kanto, Tohoku, and Chubu. The series captures festivals, street corners, people, and everyday landscapes. Suda's unique sense of distance captures the subtle strangeness, unease, and quiet tension hidden within familiar realities.

In 1976, this work earned him the Photographic Society of Japan's Newcomer's Award, and the following year, he held a solo exhibition at the Nikon Salon. In 1978, the photobook "Fushikaden" was published by Asahi Sonorama. It is regarded as the work that brought Issei Suda wide recognition in the history of Japanese photography.

This book is a re-edited version of "Fushikaden," compiled for an exhibition showcasing the work in China. Although its composition differs from the Asahi Sonorama edition, it offers a concise journey through Suda's perspective and artistic world. It serves as an exhibition catalog, presenting 36 photographs that capture the atmosphere drifting between the ordinary and the extraordinary, celebration and stillness, people and landscapes.

[Title] Fushikaden / Exhibition Fushikaden
[Publisher] Jiazazhi Press / Place M
[Publication Date] October 2020
[Page Count] 72 pages
[Size] Approx. 250 x 250 x 7 mm / 386g
[Format] Softcover
[Language] Japanese, English, Chinese
[Title Reading] Fushikaden
[Author/Editor etc.] Issei Suda/Author, JUN WANG/Design, YIDI LI/Planning, YINHE CHENG/Coordination, FU WEIPIN/Printing Supervision, Masato Seto/Cooperation
[Printing] LANDL PRINTING/Printing
[ISBN] -
[Condition] Used [7] Very Good (generally excellent)
[Accessories] -
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[Related Exhibition] "ISSEI SUDA Exhibition Fushikaden" (Jiazazhi Library, 2020)

Issei Suda (1940-2019)

Born in Tokyo, he was a photographer.

After graduating from Tokyo College of Photography, he worked as an exclusive photographer for Shuji Terayama's experimental theater group Tenjo Sajiki from 1967 to 1970, becoming freelance in 1971.

He photographed cities, people, festivals, and regional towns, using daily life and travel as themes. He produced numerous works that captured the peculiarity and atmosphere hidden within reality with a sharp and unique perspective.

In 1976, he received the Photographic Society of Japan's Newcomer's Award for "Fushikaden" and other works. In 1983, he received the Photographic Society of Japan's Annual Award. In 1985, he won the 1st Higashikawa Award for Domestic Artists. In 1997, he received the 16th Domon Ken Award for "Human's Memory."

In the 1990s, he opened the Hiranagachobashi Gallery in Kanda Sudacho. From 2001 to around 2013, he presided over the Issei Suda School, engaging in educational activities. He also taught at Tokyo College of Photography, Tokyo Zokei University, and Osaka University of Arts.

His major works include "Fushikaden," "Issei Suda: My Tokyo 100," "Dog's Nose," "Human's Memory," "Red Flower," "Min'yo Sanga," "Journey to the Corner Tobacco Shop," "RUBBER," "Fragments of Daily Life," "Contemporary Tokyo Picture Scroll," "78," and "EDEN."

His major awards include the Photographic Society of Japan's Newcomer's Award (1976), the Photographic Society of Japan's Annual Award (1983), the 1st Higashikawa Award for Domestic Artists (1985), the 16th Domon Ken Award (1997), the Photographic Society of Japan's Artist Award (2014), and the 31st Shashin no Kai Special Award (2019).

His works are held in major collections including the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, the Yokohama Museum of Art, the Kawasaki City Museum, the Domon Ken Museum of Photography, the J. Paul Getty Museum, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Bibliothèque Nationale de France.

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