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Michiko Matsumoto
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松本 路子 | |
Born | 1950 (age 73–74) |
Nationality | Japanese |
Alma mater | Hosei University |
Known for | Photography |
Notable work
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Yayoi Kusama, Tokyo |
Michiko Matsumoto (松本 路子, Matsumoto Michiko, born 1950) is a Japanese photographer.
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Biography
Michiko Matsumoto was born in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, in 1950, and in 1974 graduated from Hosei University (Tokyo). She is currently based in Tokyo.
The artist's early work of the 1980s included several series of portraits of artists living in various countries and the principal dancers of major dance companies.
She has published 13 books of photography. Her works are in the collections of a number of museums internationally.
Exhibitions
Selected solo exhibitions
- 1974 "Yoko Ono in New York" 3points, Tokyo
- 1978 "Women Come Alive" Pepe, Tokyo
- 1978 "In South East Asia" Hankyu Art Gallery, Osaka
- 1981 "Niki de Saint Phalle" Space Niki, Tokyo
- 1983 "Portraits of New York Women" Parco Gallery, Tokyo, Sapporo
- 1986 "Niki de Saint Phalle" Parco SR6, Tokyo
- 1988 "Portraits ~ Women Artists" Soho Photo Gallery, New York U.S.A
- 1989 "Portraits of Dancers 1" Gallery Selare, Tokyo
- 1990 "Portraits of Women Artists" Keihan Art Gallery, Osaka
- 1990–1998 "Portraits of Dancers 2–5" Gallery Selare, Tokyo
- 1998 "Dancers" Dentsu Kosan Gallery, Tokyo
- 1999 "Nicolas Le Rishe in Paris" Gallery Selare, Tokyo
- 2000 "White on White" Heart & Color, Tokyo
- 2001 "Ruzimatov in St. Petersburg" Egg Gallery, Tokyo
- 2002 "Homage to Niki de Saint Phalle" Gallery Colorium,Tokyo, Prinz, Kyoto
- 2004 "Meditative Body, Awaked City" Gallery 21, Tokyo
- 2004 "Sessions" Zeit-Foto Salon, Tokyo
- 2005 "Rose Passion" Gallery Colorium, Tokyo
- 2007 "Cloths with Soul" Gallery le bain, Tokyo
- 2007 "Meditative Body — from St. Petersburg" Gallery Tosei, Tokyo
- 2009 "The Name of Roses" Junkudo, Tokyo
- 2010 "The Witches Tea Party" (Portraits of Niki de Saint Phalle) Tokinowasuremono, Tokyo
- 2013 "Les Femmes Artistes" LIBRAIRIE 6
- 2016 "Portraits " The Museum of Contemporary Art Karuizawa, Nagano
Selected group exhibitions
- 1987 "Contemporary Japanese Photography" Toured Europe
- 1988 "Faces of 20th Century by Distinguished Photographers" Asahi Gallery, Tokyo
- 1990 "Women Photographers" Nikon Salon, New York,
- 1995 "Objects, faces and Anti-Narratives" Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography
- 1998-2000 "Women Photographers from Japan" Toured U.S.A.
- 2003 "Mon Paris" Gallery 21, Tokyo
- 2006 "Photographs of Kazuo Oono" Fukushima Photo Museum
- 2007 "Works from the Photographic Art in Japan" Shanghai Art Museum, China
- 2008 "Visions des Artistes Feminines" Gallery 21, Tokyo
- 2008 "Esprit de Paris" Gallery 21, Tokyo
- 2008 "Vision of America III" Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography
- 2010 "Onna Tachidomaranai Jyoseitachi "(Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography)
- 2010 "Human Images of 20th Century ~All photographs are portraits~"(Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography)
Public collections
- Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Tokyo
- Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris
- Museum of Liberty Osaka, Osaka
- Museum of Josei University, Tokyo
- Niki Museum, Nasu, Tochigi
- The National Museum of Modern Art,Tokyo
- The Museum of contemporary Art Karuizawa,Nagano,Karuizawa
- Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery,Tokyo
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