Yuichi Hibi
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Yuichi Hibi is a Japanese fine art
photographer currently living and working out of New York City.
” and “Midnight Cowboy
,” gritty films he had watched as a teenager in Japan. As an import he found himself to be a natural outsider to the culture he was trying to become a part of. He began making photographs and within that work he evoked a sense of longing and isolation and understanding of things that often are overlooked. He returned to Japan in the early 1990s to find everything he once had known had changed, himself included. He continued to photograph in Japan with a similar "film noir
" undertone. These New York and Japan photos were published by Nazraeli Press in a 2005 monograph titled "Imprint."
In 2008, Nazraeli Press published another monograph by Yuichi Hibi, titled "Neco." Over many years, Hibi photographed cats at rest, play, and on the hunt. Not simply documenting the cats, Hibi captures the essence of being a feline.
Hibi's photographic work has been exhibited nationally and internationally. Meanwhile, Hibi continues to seek roles in film making. In 2001, he directed a documentary on photographer Robert Frank
, "A Weekend with Mr. Frank". A companion book to A Weekend with Mr. Frank was released by Nazraeli Press in fall 2006 as part of their One Picture Book series.
Fine art
Fine art or the fine arts encompass art forms developed primarily for aesthetics and/or concept rather than practical application. Art is often a synonym for fine art, as employed in the term "art gallery"....
photographer currently living and working out of New York City.
Biography
Prior to moving to the United States, Hibi trained as a stage and film actor as well as a filmmaker in Japan. In 1988, Hibi moved to New York City, knowing very little English, to further his acting career. For him, the city was bleak, grimy and alienating, the New York of “Taxi DriverTaxi Driver
Taxi Driver is a 1976 American drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Paul Schrader. The film is set in New York City, soon after the Vietnam War. The film stars Robert De Niro and features Jodie Foster, Harvey Keitel, and Cybill Shepherd. The film was nominated for four Academy...
” and “Midnight Cowboy
Midnight Cowboy
Midnight Cowboy is a 1969 American drama film based on the 1965 novel of the same name by James Leo Herlihy. It was written by Waldo Salt, directed by John Schlesinger, and stars Dustin Hoffman and newcomer Jon Voight in the title role. Notable smaller roles are filled by Sylvia Miles, John...
,” gritty films he had watched as a teenager in Japan. As an import he found himself to be a natural outsider to the culture he was trying to become a part of. He began making photographs and within that work he evoked a sense of longing and isolation and understanding of things that often are overlooked. He returned to Japan in the early 1990s to find everything he once had known had changed, himself included. He continued to photograph in Japan with a similar "film noir
Film noir
Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize cynical attitudes and sexual motivations. Hollywood's classic film noir period is generally regarded as extending from the early 1940s to the late 1950s...
" undertone. These New York and Japan photos were published by Nazraeli Press in a 2005 monograph titled "Imprint."
In 2008, Nazraeli Press published another monograph by Yuichi Hibi, titled "Neco." Over many years, Hibi photographed cats at rest, play, and on the hunt. Not simply documenting the cats, Hibi captures the essence of being a feline.
Hibi's photographic work has been exhibited nationally and internationally. Meanwhile, Hibi continues to seek roles in film making. In 2001, he directed a documentary on photographer Robert Frank
Robert Frank
Robert Frank , born in Zürich, Switzerland, is an important figure in American photography and film. His most notable work, the 1958 photobook titled The Americans, was influential, and earned Frank comparisons to a modern-day de Tocqueville for his fresh and skeptical outsider's view of American...
, "A Weekend with Mr. Frank". A companion book to A Weekend with Mr. Frank was released by Nazraeli Press in fall 2006 as part of their One Picture Book series.
Solo exhibitions
- 2009 Yuichi Hibi: Neco, Gallery 339Gallery 339Gallery 339 is a photographic art gallery located in Philadelphia, USA. The gallery promotes the work of distinguished and emerging photographers from around the world...
, Philadelphia, PA - 2009 Yuichi Hibi: Neco, Michael Dawson Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- 2007 Yuichi Hibi: imprint, Art Labor Gallery, Shanghai, China
- 2006 Yuichi Hibi: imprint Onishi Galley, New York, NY
- 2006 Yuichi Hibi: imprint, Michael Dawson Galley, Los Angeles, CA
- 2006 Yuihci Hibi: imprint, Gallery 339Gallery 339Gallery 339 is a photographic art gallery located in Philadelphia, USA. The gallery promotes the work of distinguished and emerging photographers from around the world...
, Philadelphia, PA - 2004 Yuichi Hibi: imprint, Staton-Greenberg Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
- 2003 Yuichi Hibi: Zero Hour, Marvelli Gallery, New York, New York, NY
- 2001 Yuichi Hibi: imprint, Gallery Space Sushiden, New York, NY
- 2001 Yuichi Hibi: imprint, Marvelli Gallery, New York, NY
Group exhibitions
- 2009 9 Years, Fifty-One Fine Arts, Antwerp, Belgium
- 2008 Accrochage, Fifty-One Fine Arts, Antwerp, Belgium
- 2008 Book Dummies, Education Galleries, ICP, New York, NY
- 2008 PARIS PHOTO, Paris, France
- 2008 Ten: Gifts of SBMA Photo Futures, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, CA
- 2007 Branching Out, SEPIA International Inc., New York, NY
- 2007 AIPAD-Miami, FL
- 2007 PHOTO-LA, Los Angeles, CA
- 2006 AIPAD-NY, New York, NY
- 2006 PHOTO-LA, Los Angeles, CA
- 2003 Faces, SEPIA International Inc., New York, NY
- 2003 The Gift Show, Staton-Greenberg Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
- 2002 Land, Staton-Greenberg Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
- 2002 The Armory Photography Show, New York, NY
- 2001 Dream Street, SEPIA International Inc., New York, NY
- 1993 Center for the Arts “Collectors’ Choice”, St. Petersburg, FL
- 1993 Monique Goldstrom Gallery, New York, NY
External links
- Gallery 339
- New York Times
- L. Parker Stephenson Photographs
- Art Labor Gallery
- Photo-eye Bookstore
- Permanent Collection of The Joy of Giving Something JGS