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Eikoh Hosoe
Kamaitachi #19, 1965, printed 1971

Artwork Info

Artwork title
Kamaitachi #19
Artist name
Eikoh Hosoe
Date created
1965, printed 1971
Classification
photograph
Medium
gelatin silver print
Dimensions
10 3/4 in. × 16 5/8 in. (27.31 cm × 42.23 cm)
Credit
Collection of the Sack Photographic Trust
Copyright
© Eikoh Hosoe
Permanent URL
https://www.sfmoma.org/artwork/ST2010.025
Artwork status
Not on view at this time.

Photographer Eikoh Hosoe discusses his photobook Kamaitachi (1969) and its theatrical reflection of real life. He considers the avant-garde performances documented in the publication, their star, and how Kamaitachi responded to the realism of work by other photographers of the time.

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