WKM Gallery is pleased to present "City Drifter", a solo exhibition of selected works by renowned Japanese photographer Daido Moriyama from 23 March through 11 May 2024.

Why does Daido Moriyama still matters in the A.I. age?

Japan is one of the few countries manufacturing high-end cameras, filmic consumables, studio lighting, printing and processing equipment. With the aid of corporate sponsorship from flourished photography enterprises and continuous government promotion since the 1980s, it has established an internationally acclaimed art photography culture. Modern Japan photography went through drastic changes after the 1960s; young street photographers like Daido Moriyama (b. 1938) neglected the country’s delicate political situation after the Second World War and revealed a relaxed attitude towards U.S. naval base occupation. Differed with his predecessors, he shifted the re-examination of Japanese identity from a post-war context to the city’s popular entertainment instead. Tokyo was under tremendous change before the economic boom, entertainment business and marginal underground cultures became a stimulus to city drifters.

Opening reception: 23 March 2024 | 11 am - 7 pm

Gallery address: 20/F, Coda Designer Centre, 62 Wong Chuk Hang