Landfill, Dream Island
1980 · Gelatin silver print
12 × 17 15/16" (30.5 × 45.5 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Masahisa Fukase
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8
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New Japanese Photography
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1974
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Masahisa Fukase was a Japanese photographer known for his unflinching black-and-white documentation of human vulnerability and urban alienation. Working primarily with 35mm film throughout the postwar period, he captured intimate domestic scenes and street life with a directness that eschewed sentimentality. His series exploring family relationships and the psychological weight of modern existence established him as a significant figure in Japanese photography. Fukase's work resists easy categorization, moving between portraiture, landscape, and conceptual inquiry without relying on formalist devices.
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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