1985 Born in Tokyo.
Lives and works in Tokyo.

Publications

2022 - Lovesody(Fanzine), Simple Editions
2021 - Untitled(Pee), MISAKO&ROSEN
2019 - HOLY ONION, OSIRIS
2018 - Hypermarché - Novembre, The Gould Collection
2018 - untitled(surround)#11,12,13,14,15,16 (zine), Self
2017 - untitled(surround)#8,9,10 (zine), Self
2016 - STILL LIFE, Newfave
2016 - Two Perspectives on Tokyo(zine), Newfave
2016 - untitled(surround)#4 #5 (zine), Free magazine
2016 - untitled(surround)#1,2,3,6,7 (zine), Self
2013 - Project Family, Dashwood Books
2012 - Motoyuki Daifu×Ken Kagami(zine), Self
2012 - Lovesody, Little Big Man Books
2011 - MASTERPIECE(zine), Self
2009 - Family(zine), Zine’s Mate

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2022 - Lovesody / Maison Européenne de la Photographie (STUDIO) Paris
2021 - Untitled(Pee) / MISAKO&ROSEN Tokyo
2019 - untitled(surround) / The Green Gallery Milwaukee
2018 - untitled(surround) / MISAKO&ROSEN Tokyo
2018 - Still Life / TMMT Art Projects Tokyo
2016 - nothing happen, peaceful day / Recruit GuardianGarden Tokyo
2014 - Still Life / MISAKO&ROSEN Tokyo
2014 - My Family is a Pubis, so I cover them in Pretty Panties / Little Big Man Gallery LA
2012 - Lovesody / Lombard-Freid Project NY
2009 - The family is a pubis, so I cover it with pretty panties / Vacant Tokyo
2008 - Family / NikonSalon Tokyo

Selected Group Exhibitions

2023 - Love Songs Photography and Intimacy / International Center of Photography NY
2022 - The Galleries Show II / Office Baroque Antwerp
2022 - Letters, Lights, Travels on the Street (Bokura ga tabi ni deru riyuu) / NOWHERE NY
2022 - Mutual / imlabor Tokyo
2022 - "COMING OF AGE" PRESENTED BY VIRGIL ABLOH / Fondation Louis Vuitton Paris
2022 - Chambres d’Amis: Ikea / Office Baroque Antwerp (online)
2021 - Natsuyasumi : In the Beginning Was Love / NonakaHill LA
2021 - Σp[【◎】]ω・´)✧✧✧ / Lavender Opener Chair Tokyo
2019 - "COMING OF AGE" PRESENTED BY VIRGIL ABLOH / Little Big Man Gallery LA and ESPACE LOUIS VUITTON
2019 - Fotografia Europea / Reggio Emilia Italy
2019 - Pastoral (Grind and Drone) / 47canal NY
2018 - Tokyo Before/After / Japan Foundation
2017 - NISSN ART AWARD / BankART Kanagawa
2017 - DongGang International Photo Festival / Donggang Museum of Photography Korea
2017 - the amana collection / IMA concept store Tokyo
2017 - Folds of Belonging / King George Square Car Park Australia
2017 - Condocomplex / UnionPacific London
2016 - Japanese Photography from Postwar to Now / SFMOMA San Francisco
2016 - Saiyonara Kaidan / MISAKO&ROSEN Tokyo
2016 - New Material / Casemore Kirkeby San Francisco
2016 - Imprisoned, Jailbreak Imprisoned, Jailbreak / Sunday Tokyo
2015 - The John Riepenhoff Experience / MISAKO&ROSEN Tokyo
2015 - THE SPRING CLEANING / LAUNDROMAT AT 168 ELIZABETH NY
2014 - Prix Pictet "Consumption" / Victoria and Albert Museum London
2014 - Photography Now! / IMA concept store Tokyo
2013 - GLOBAL PHOTO COLLABORATIONS VICE JAPAN / DIESEL ART GALLERY Tokyo
2012 - SPACE CADET Actual Exhibition#1 / TURNER GALLERY Tokyo
2012 - Motoyuki Daifu×Nobuyoshi Araki / Vacant Tokyo
2012 - Motoyuki Daifu×Ken Kagami / strenge store Tokyo
2011 - PACIFIC / Scion Installation LA
2011 - Minor Cropping May Occur / Lombard-Freid Project NY
2010 - #7「untitled/image」/ CULTIVATE Tokyo
2009 - “wrong dance,right steps”/ Vacant Tokyo
2007 - 29th "Hitotsubo" Photography Competition / Recruit,GuardianGarden Tokyo

Awards

2017 - NISSAN ART AWARD nomination
2013 - Prix Pictet "Consumption" nomination
2008 - NikonSalon "juna21" nomination
2007 - 29th"Hitotsubo"Award nomination

Collections

Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris / San Francisco Museum of Modern Art / The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles / KADIST collection / amana collection / Japan Foundation

Books from Motoyuki DAIFU

SignedRareSecond-hand Lovesody

Motoyuki DAIFU

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Love Songs - Photographies de l’intime

Nobuyoshi ARAKI, Larry CLARK, Nan GOLDIN, Sally MANN, JH ENGSTROM, RongRong&inri, Hideka TONOMURA, LIN Zhipeng aka No.223, Collier SCHORR, Motoyuki DAIFU, Various Artists

Out of Stock

SignedRare STILL LIFE

Motoyuki DAIFU

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