Fracture: Daido Moriyama

One of the leading photographers of our time, Daido Moriyama, comes to Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) in a first solo museum exhibition featuring approximately 50 works. Included are his iconic black and white photographs, his most recent color photographs taken in Tokyo and shown for the first time, as well as several photo books he published.

Inventive and mysterious, his photographs are shot at unique angles, displaying unusual characters and dark labyrinthine streets of the Shinjuku district. The exhibit's accompanying documentary footage shows Moriyama at work exploring Tokyo's vibrant cityscape by foot while capturing cultural contradictions and the fractured realities of modern times.

Along with the exhibit LACMA hosts a conversation and book signing with Daido Moriyama on opening day, Saturday, April 7, 2012, 4-6 pm.

In May 2012, Moriyama will also receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Center of Photography, New York, at their 28^th Annual Infinity Awards event.

The exhibit runs from April 7, 2012 through July 31, 2012, at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) Pavilion for Japanese Art, Level 3, located at 5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90036. For more information call (323) 857-6000 or visit www.lacma.org