From the Hara Museum, Tokyo
The first solo exhibition at a Japanese museum of works by William Eggleston, one of the fathers of color photography, opened on Saturday, June 5 at the Hara Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo. The artist came to Japan for the opening and stayed for about a week.
Below is a snapshot from one of the interviews held at the museum.
He is holding Leica M3 made in the 1950s, specially painted in olive green by an
acquaintance in Tokyo. Five years ago, he placed this order, and he got reacquainted
with his camera on this occasion of his visit to Japan. “This is the one and the only
camera in the world,” said the artist, thoroughly satisfied with the result. He borrowed
the lens from photographer and Leica owner Takashi Homma, who came to meet
him for the interview.
Below is a shot from the press conference held on Friday, June 4.
From left: Tomo Nagano (French/Japanese interpreter), Grazia Quaroni (curator, Fondation Cartier pour l´art contemporain, Paris), Hervé Chandès (director, Fondation Cartier pour l´art contemporain, Paris), Yumi Matsushita (English/Japanese interpreter), William Eggleston, Toshio Hara (director, Hara Museum of Contemporary Art), Atsuo Yasuda (curator, Hara Museum of Contemporary Art).
“Hara Museum is my favorite place in Japan,” said the artist William Eggleston, who was delighted to be present at his opening reception for his show at the Hara.
A snapshot taken during the photo session after the press conference. At the very right
is William Eggleston’s son Winston Eggleston, the director of Eggleston Artistic
Trust whose cooperation made the show possible.
Below are shots taken during the opening reception.
After several speeches by the others, it was Eggleston’s turn to greet the guests, which he did in his own specially concise way, consisting of a single sentence: “All I have to say is hanging on the wall.”
To the left of William Eggleston is photographer Kazumi Kurigami.
On Sunday, June 6, we held Curators Talk. There was a surprise visit by the artist!
William Eggleston with curator Grazia Quaroni.
At the museum courtyard. The artist is looking at his portrait (photo by Kyoji Takahashi) owned by photographer Tomoki Imai.
The exhibition William Eggleston: Paris – Kyoto is on view until Sunday, August 22.
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