Canon MJ
Taiji Matsue’s photo exhibition “Gazetia CC” held
Canon Marketing Japan Co., Ltd. (President: Masachika Adachi, hereinafter Canon MJ) will hold a photo exhibition “Gazetia CC” by Taiji Matsue at Canon Gallery S on the 1st floor of Canon S Tower (Location: Minato-ku, Tokyo) in 2023. It will be held from January 20th.
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■Overview
○ Schedule: January 20 (Friday) to March 7 (Tuesday), 2023
○ Opening hours: 10:00 to 17:30
○ Closed: Sundays and public holidays
○ Venue: Canon Gallery S (Address: Canon S Tower 1F, 2-16-6 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo)
○Transportation: About 8 minutes on foot from JR Shinagawa Station Konan Exit, about 10 minutes on foot from Keikyu Shinagawa Station ○Admission fee: Free
*In order to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus infection, we may revise the opening hours, closed days, etc. according to changes in the situation. Please check the Canon Gallery website
(https://canon.jp/personal/experience/gallery) when visiting. ■ Exhibit contents
This exhibition is a photo exhibition of photographer Taiji Matsue. He continues to produce works using the method of collecting place names. Since starting his career as an artist, he has focused on two main works: the “gazetteer” series, which collects nature such as deserts, forests, mountains, and plains from around the world, and the “CC” series, which collects cities. By choosing a time and direction where shadows do not occur, and by eliminating the sky and horizon, the photograph pursues flatness, and with a clarity that has been described as “absolute focus,” the elements reflected in every corner of the photograph emerge equally. It rises and reveals details that were invisible to the naked eye.
This exhibition presents 26 new, unpublished works carefully selected from hundreds of “gazetteer” and “CC” works captured with unique techniques that penetrate the essence of photography.
All exhibited works will be printed and exhibited using Canon’s large format printer “imagePROGRAF”.
General inquiries: Canon Gallery S 03-6719-9021
Canon Gallery Homepage: https://canon.jp/personal/experience/gallery ■ Related events
〇Gallery Talk
Canon Gallery S (Canon S Tower 1F, 2-16-6 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo) Saturday, January 21, 2023 14:00-15:30
Guest: Mr. Minoru Shimizu (photo critic)
Capacity: 30 people (first-come, first-served reservation system) 〇 Talk event
Canon Hall S (Canon S Tower 3F, 2-16-6 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo) Saturday, January 28, 2023 14:00-15:30
Guest: Limestar Utamaru (rapper, radio personality)
Capacity: 100 people (first-come, first-served reservation system) ■ Artist profile
Taiji Matsue
1963 Born in Tokyo
1987 Graduated from Department of Geography, Faculty of Science, University of Tokyo
Studied physical geography and Landsat satellite image processing at university. His works have been collected and exhibited in many museums around the world, and have been compiled into multiple anthologies.
[Award]
1996 12th Higashikawa Award Newcomer Award
2002 27th Kimura Ihei Photo Award
2012 28th Higashikawa Award Domestic Artist Award
2013 25th “Photo Society” Award
[Main works]
“Hysteric Taiji Matsue” (Hysteric Glamor 2001)
“TAIJI MATSUE” (Ugeyan 2003)
“gazetteer” “CC” (Daiwa Radiator Manufacturing, 2005)
“JP-22” (Daiwa Radiator Manufacturing, 2006)
“cell” (Akaakasha, 2008)
“jp0205” (Seigensha, 2013)
“TYO-WTC” (Akakasha, 2013)
“LIM” (Seigensha 2015)
“Hashima” (Getsuyousha, 2017)
“JP-34” (Mondaysha 2019)
“JP-32” (edition. nord 2022)
Taiji Matsue “gazetteerCC” (Akaakasha)
Published January 20, 2023
B4 variant, hard-bound book, 280 pages in total
Price: 12,000 yen + tax
Details about this release:
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000921.000013943.html