Jun Abe Explained

[1] is a Japanese street photographer and educator who lives and works in Osaka. As of autumn 2014, he has produced six books of photographs of people in cities, including Citizens: 1979–1983, which won the Society of Photography Award. He was the official photographer of the butoh dance group Byakko-sha from 1982 to 1994.

Life and work

Abe was born in Osaka.[1] He studied photography at Ōsaka Shashin Senmon Gakkō (now Visual Arts Osaka).[2]

From 1982 to 1994 he was the official photographer for Byakko-sha, a butoh dance group based in Kyoto.[3] [4] In this capacity he travelled extensively in 1982 and 1983.

From 2002 Abe has taught at the Visual Arts Osaka college. He has been a member of the Osaka-based photography collective running Vacuum Press since 2006. Since 2013 he has been represented by Hatten Gallery.

Publications

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

Group exhibitions

Awards

Notes

  1. Chronology in Creaturers.
  2. "Jun Abe", Vacuum Press. Archived by the Wayback Machine on 8 September 2014.
  3. "Paris Photo: 14.17 Nov 2013 Grand Palais", Paris Photo. Accessed 7 September 2014.
  4. "Paris Photo 2013: Ishiuchi Miyako, Abe Jun ", The Third Gallery Aya. Accessed 7 September 2014.
  5. The colophon shows the short Japanese title (Kurīchāzu) alone. The subtitle (Kami no kemono-tachi) appears nowhere other than the title page. Creaturers [sic] appears on the front cover and title page and also in the list of exhibitions. It appears to be a mistake, because (if it rhymed with "treasurers"), "creaturers" would have different katakana (most likely); as it is, the pronunciation of the Japanese title matches that of "creatures".
  6. The publisher's page about Ōsaka (as archived by the Wayback Machine on 8 September 2014) is here.
  7. The publisher's page about Citizens (as archived by the Wayback Machine on 3 April 2016) is here.
  8. The publisher's page about Black & white note (as archived by the Wayback Machine on 8 September 2014) is here.
  9. The publisher's page about Manila (as archived by the Wayback Machine on 8 September 2014) is here.
  10. The publisher's page about Black & white note 2 (as archived by the Wayback Machine on 8 September 2014) is here.
  11. The publisher's page about 2001 (as archived by the Wayback Machine on 8 September 2014) is here.
  12. The publisher's page about Busan (as archived by the Wayback Machine on 3 April 2016) is here.
  13. "Top" is a literal translation of jō in other contexts; and "bottom" is a literal translation of ge in other contexts. In this context, jō and ge simply mean volumes 1 and 2 respectively of a two-volume work. (As is common for two-volume works in Japan, the two are priced and sold separately.)
  14. The publisher's page about 1981: Top (as archived by the Wayback Machine on 3 April 2016) is here.
  15. The publisher's page about 1981: Bottom (as archived by the Wayback Machine on 3 April 2016) is here.
  16. The publisher's page about New York is here.
  17. The publisher's page about Citizens in Society 1989~1994 is here.
  18. http://gallery1006.com/past-exhibition/2006/abe/abe1.htm
  19. "2012", Gallery Niépce. Accessed 7 September 2014.
  20. "Citizens: Jun Abe ", The Third Gallery Aya. Accessed 7 September 2014.
  21. "2013.7.29-8.4", Place M Photo Gallery. Accessed 7 September 2014.
  22. [Kōtarō Iizawa]
  23. "Citizens: Black and white images from noiresque streets of Japan", Format Festival. Accessed 7 September 2014.
  24. "Jun Abe", Paris Photo. Accessed 7 September 2014.
  25. Web site: First Foto Istanbul Festival in Besiktas Square until Nov. 18. 4 November 2014 . 10 October 2015 . Türkiye Newspaper .
  26. "Prize of 'Society of Photography' ", Society of Photography. Accessed 6 September 2014.

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