To commemorate the 20th anniversary of its opening, the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum will hold the first public art museum exhibition tracing the work of Hiroshi Yamazaki, "Yamazaki Hiroshi: Plan and Chance," from March 7 to May 10. The exhibition will explore Yamazaki's career from a contemporary perspective through approximately 200 works, including representative photographs such as "HELIOGRAPHY," which visualizes the sun's light trails through long exposures, as well as his "Horizon Collection" and "Sakura" series, as well as new videos and other works that the artist has pursued in parallel with photography. In the early 1970s, Yamazaki began to question the idea of "finding a good subject to photograph," and began exploring the possibility of "shooting without choosing a subject." This led to a style of methodical exploration within "given frameworks" such as restricted landscapes and simple, featureless seascapes. His work is characterized by a combination of planned production and the chance that arises in the act of photography, and the interaction between these two elements creates his works.

This exhibition is an opportunity to get in touch with the essence of Yamazaki's world of expression through a series of major works spanning his career of over 45 years.
[Event Information]
"Yamazaki Hiroshi: Plan and Coincidence"
Venue: Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, 2nd Floor Exhibition Room
Address: Yebisu Garden Place, 1-13-3 Mita, Meguro-ku, Tokyo
Dates: March 7th - May 10th
Hours: 10:00 - 18:00 (until 20:00 on Thursdays and Fridays, last entry 30 minutes before closing)
Admission Fee: Adults 600 yen (480 yen), Students 500 yen (400 yen), Junior and Senior High School Students and those 65 and over 400 yen (320 yen), Free for elementary school students and younger, junior high school students living or studying in Tokyo, and those with disabilities and their caregivers
* ( ) shows rates for groups of 20 or more. Free on the third Wednesday of the month for those 65 and over
Closed: Mondays (if Monday is a national holiday, the following Tuesday will be closed, as well as May 1st)
Conversation "On Yamazaki Hiroshi"
Venue: Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, 1st floor studio
Dates: March 25th Kitano Ken (photographer) x Ishida Tetsuro (curator at Tokyo Photographic Art Museum)
April 16th Kaneko Ryuichi (photography historian) x Ishida Tetsuro (same as above)
Time: 14:00-15:30
Capacity: 50 people per session
*Numbered tickets will be distributed at the general reception on the 1st floor from 10am on the day of the session.
*The artist himself is not scheduled to appear at any of the sessions.
*There will be a gallery talk by the curator in charge from 14:00 on the second and fourth Friday of the session, where he will provide an explanation of the exhibition.