Kishin Shinoyama - Idols 1970-2000 - 2000

Idols 1970-2000

Kishin Shinoyama
Kawade Shobo Shinsha/2000/Japanese/31×23.3cm

Japanese photographer Kishin Shinoyama's photo book "Idols 1970-2000. Many photographers find it difficult to balance "commercial" and "artistic" creative activities. Kishin Shinoyama is probably one of the most successful photographers in the postwar world of Japanese photography. He was a pioneer in hair nudity and is generally known for his "Santa Fe" of Rie Miyazawa, which triggered an unprecedented boom, as well as for his childlit photographs and photogravures by Chiaki Kuriyama and others. This is a series of photographs taken between 1970 and 1975. This "documentary" is based on the keyword "idol" and spans a period of about 30 years from 1970. If the masterpiece "A Fine Day" is a documentary that encompasses not only commerce but also politics, economics, and society as a whole, this documentary is like a summary of the history of entertainment and commercials through the history of idols.