is a Japanese

photographer A photographer (the Greek language, Greek φῶς (''phos''), meaning "light", and γραφή (''graphê''), meaning "drawing, writing", together meaning "drawing with light") is a person who makes photographs. Duties and types of photographe ...

Biography

Michiko Matsumoto was born in

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, Japan, in 1950, and in 1974 graduated from

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(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"

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* 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"

* 2010 "Onna Tachidomaranai Jyoseitachi "(Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography) * 2010 "Human Images of 20th Century ~All photographs are portraits~"(Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography)

Publications

* ''Nobiyaka onna-tachi'' ) / ''Women Come Alive.'' Tokyo: Hanashi no Tokushū-sha, 1978. Portraits of women * ''Michiko Matsumoto Ballet: 5 September 1981''. Singapore: National Theatre Trust, 1981. (in English) * ''Shōzō Nyūyōku no onna-tachi'' () / ''Portraits of New York women.'' Tokyo: Tōjusha, 1983. * ''Ochiai Keiko, Matsumoto Michiko no heya'' () / ''Série Chambre 4.'' Tokyo: Ōbunsha, 1985. . With

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. * ''Niki do Sanfāru'' () / ''Portrait of Niki de Saint Phalle.'' Tokyo: Parco, 1986. . About

Niki de Saint Phalle Niki de Saint Phalle (; born Catherine Marie-Agnès Fal de Saint Phalle; 29 October 193021 May 2002) was a French-American sculptor, painter, filmmaker, and author of colorful hand-illustrated books. Widely noted as one of the few female monume ...

. * ''Portraits: Josei ātisto no shōjō'' () / ''Portraits: Women Artists.'' Tokyo: Kawade Shobo Shinsha, 1995. . * ''Dancers: Erosu no shōjō'' (). Kodansha, 1998. Portraits of dancers. * ''Portraits: 54-nin no josei ātisto-tachi'' (). Kyoto: Kyōto Shoin, 1999. . Portraits of 54 women artists. * ''Haretara bara hiyori'' () / ''Rose Passion.'' Kyoto: Tankōsha, 2005. . * ''Tamashii no nuno: Monsūn-Ajia 12-jin no josei-sakka-tachi'' (). Tankōsha, 2007. . Portraits of 12 women artists of "monsoon Asia". * ''Yōroppa bara no namae o meguru tabi'' () / ''The Seven Roses Story.'' Tokyo: Media Factory, 2009. . * "Ｎippon no Ｂara"(Japanese Wild Roses)(日本のバラ）、Tankosha,2012 * "Tokyo Sakura 100 ka "(100 Cherry Blossoms in Tokyo) (東京桜100花）、Tankosha,2015 * "Sarasa" (Printed Cotton in the World) （更紗）、Tankosha,2016

Public collections

, TokyoAs indicated by her inclusion within the book ''Nihon shashinka jiten''. * 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

References

Sources

* ''Nihon shashinka jiten'' () / ''328 Outstanding Japanese Photographers.'' Kyoto: Tankōsha, 2000. . Despite the English-language alternative title, all in Japanese.

External links

Matsumoto's website

Matsumoto's blog
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