Moriyama – Tomatsu: Tokyo is a surviving historical exhibition, one planned while Shomei Tomatsu, both an inspiration and mentor to Daido Moriyama, was still alive, but which never took place. The MEP features more than 400 works, from the 1950s to the present day, of two of the most influential and essential photographers of our time. Each of them, in their own way, nurtured a true passion for the city of Tokyo and its people, and both have continued to work there throughout their lives. This exhibition is therefore presented as a double retrospective (the first devoted to Tomatsu in France to date) and one of the most important around Moriyama’s work for years. Each artist is dedicated an entire floor of the MEP, as part of this exhibition designed with Daido Moriyama and in collaboration with Yasuko Tomatsu, the widow of Shomei Tomatsu, which is a tribute to Japanese photography and to the largest metropolis in the world. Offering both small prints and large-scale installations, the Moriyama – Tomatsu: Tokyo exhibition offers two distinct and unforgettable visions of life in Tokyo.
