Masayoshi SUKITA
鋤田正義
Born in Fukuoka in 1938. After graduating from the Japan Professional School of Photography, he studied under Shisui Tanahashi.
After working for the advertising agency Daiko, he moved to Tokyo in 1965 and joined Delta Mondo, where he worked mainly in men's fashion. He received APA, ADC, and other awards in the 1960s, and after learning about the Woodstock concert in 1969, he became interested in subcultures and traveled to New York and London to photograph them. His work in advertising, music, and film has led him to where he is today.
In 2009, he participated in the "Who shot Rock&Roll" exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, and in 2012, "BOWIE×SUKITA Speed of Life," a collection of his 40 years of photographs of David Bowie, was released by Genesis Publishing in the UK. BOWIE×SUKITA Speed of Life" was released from Genesis Publishing in the U.K.
He has participated in the exhibition "David Bowie Is" organized by the Victoria and Albert Museum since 2013. He is currently on a world tour of the "David Bowie Photo Exhibition" as an individual.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2013 - "David Bowie is" V&A Albert Museum, London
2013 - "RETROSPECTIVE SOUND & VISION" Mitsubishi Artium, Fukuoka
2013 - "Kirei" Parco Fukuoka, Fukuoka
2013 - "RETROSPECTIVE SOUND & VISION + Kirei", Shinsaibashi Big Step, Tokyo
2012 - "Tokyo Painting", New York
2012 - "RETROSPECTIVE SOUND & VISION" Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Tokyo
2012 - "Kirei" Shibuya Parco Museum, Tokyo
2012 - "BOWIE X SUKITA Speed of Life" Paul Smith Space Gallery, Tokyo
2012 - "BOWIE X SUKITA Speed of Life" Paul Smith Kyoto Sanjo (Kyoto)
2012 - "BOWIE X SUKITA Speed of Life" Moss Green Gallery, Melbourne
2012 - "Kirei" Nagoya Parco, Nagoya
2011 - "Tokyo Painting" KLEE Inc. photo exhibition (Tokyo)
2010 - "YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA x SUKITA Unpublished Photograph Exhibition" Gallery 3331 ARTS Chiyoda, Tokyo
2009 - "Who Shot Rock & Roll" Brooklyn Museum, New York
2006 - Time Tunnel Series vol.22 - Masayoshi Sukita Exhibition "The Other Side of the Shutter
2006 - Creation Gallery G8/Guardian Garden, Tokyo
2002 - "MARC BOLAN & T.REX The Essential Collection" Photographs exhibited at Proud Galleries, London
1999 - 'Wonderful Life Photo Exhibition' Rocket, Tokyo
1999 - 'T.REX Photo Exhibition' Gallery Le Deco, Tokyo
1992 - 'PICTURE SHOW Photograph Exhibition' Kirin Plaza Osaka (Osaka)
1972 - 'T.REX Photo Exhibition' Seibu Department Store, Shibuya (Tokyo)
