Risaku Suzuki (1963) began actively exploring the medium of photography in the mid-1980s. In 1990, he held his first solo exhibition, and in 1998, he published his first photographic book, KUMANO (Korinsha Press), which looked at his native Kumano region of Japan. KUMANO took the form of a narrative sequence, as did his PILES OF TIME (Korinsha Press), published in the following year. His approach won acclaim as a new form of photographic expression, and in 2000, he received the 25th Kimura Ihei Award for photography. Suzuki has since continued to explore photography’s special character as a medium and portrayed a wide range of subjects—sacred places in Japan, Mont Sainte Victoire in southern France, cherry blossoms, snow, and Cezanne’s studio—taking a different approach for each. These works he has shown in a succession of solo shows and books.
Education
1985 Tokyo College of Photography, Kanagawa, Japan
1987 College of Photography Research Department, Tokyo, Japan
2006 Associate professor, Department of Inter Media Art,
Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music
Selected solo exhibitions
2014
Stream of consciousness
Marugame Genichiro-Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art, Marugame , Japan
2013
Cézanne à l’Atelier
Koyonagi Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2011
Yuki-Sakura
Christophe Guye Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland
2010
Sakura
Kimpusen-ji temple, Yoshino, Nara, Japan
2009
White
Gallery Koyanagi, Tokyo, Japan
Contact
d-labo, Tokyo, Japan
2007
Risaku Suzuki
Yoshii Gallery, New York (NY), USA
Kumano, Yuki, Sakura
Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Tokyo, Japan
2006
Suzuki Risaku: kumano, yuki, sakura
Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Tokyo, Japan
Sakura
Yoshii Gallery, New York, USA
2005
Between the Sea and the Mountain – Kumano
Gallery Koyanagi, Tokyo, Japan
2004
Beyond the Realm of Time
Nishimura Commemoration House, Nishimura Kinen Kan, Japan
2003
Sakura
Gallery Koyanagi, Tokyo, Japan
2002
Looking at the Wind, Touching the Mountain
Kura Kura Art Project, Ishikawa, Japan
2001
Looking at the Wind, Touching the Mountain
Photo Gallery International, Tokyo, Japan
M.Sugawara
epSite, Tokyo, Japan
2000
Piles of Time
Minolta Photo Space, Shinjuku, Osaka, Fukukoka, Hiroshima, Nagoya, Senda, Japan
Saskia
P.G.I. Shibaura, Tokyo, Japan
1997
Izanami
P.G.I Shibaura, Tokyo, Japan
1996
15:10 Osorezan
Ginza Nikon Salon, Tokyo, Japan
1994
Torii
Poraloid Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
1993
Double Life
Photo Gallery International, Tokyo, Japan
1992
White Sands
Photo Gallery International, Tokyo, Japan
1991
Sun City
Hirakwachobashi Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
1990
True Fiction
Kichijoji Parco Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Selected group exhibitions
2013
IMA, Dior 2013 SS Collection
Dior Omotesando boutique, Tokyo, Japan
2012
Summer Show
Gallery Koyanagi, Tokyo, Japan
I love Art 12 Photography
NADiff Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Paris Photo
Paris, Christophe Guye Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland
2010
Inaugural Exhibition
Christophe Guye Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland
Summer Loves
Huis Marseille stichting voor fotografie, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Galatin Silver Session
Axis Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
School Road vol.1
Happa, Tokyo / Ims, Fukuoka / Satellite, Okayama, Japan
2009
Recently
Gallery Naruyama, Tokyo, Japan
Love Love Show
Aomori Museum of Art, Aomori, Japan
2008
Asian Dub Photography
Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Modena, Modena, Italy
Heavy Light: Recent Photography and Video from Japan
ICP - International Center of Photography, New York (NY), USA
Lu Lu Lu Landscape: How I see the world around me
Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art, Shizuoka, Japan
Heavy Light, Recent Photography and Video from Japan
International Center of Photography, New York (NY), USA
Remembrances of Places Past
Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan
2007
The Photograph : What You See & What You Don't
Tokyo University of the Arts - Inter Media Art, Tokyo, Japan
2006
Art and Object: Affinity of the Jomon and the Contemporary
Aomori Museum of Art, Aomori, Japan
Noda Hiroji + Risaku Suzuki Exhibition
The Museum of Modern Art, Wakayama, Japan
2005
Artists' Gardens Botanical Recollections
Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan
Come Ciliegi in Flore
Museo del Risorgimento Complesso del Vittoriano, Rome, Italy
2004
Gallery Naruyama Collection
Gallery Naruyama, Tokyo, Japan
At W vol.1 - Beyond the Realm of Time
The Museum of Modern Art, Wakayama, Japan
2003
Positionen japanischer Fotografie
Camera Austria, Graz, Austria
Keep in Touch
Camera Austria-Kunsthaus, Graz, Austria
The History of Japanese Photography 1854-2000
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (TX), USA
Photography Today 2- (sáit) site/sight
The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Japan
2002
On Landscape, Contemporary Japanese Photography
Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Tokyo, Japan
2001
Art-ing Tokyo 2001: Space, Time, and Body Lived
Saison Art Program Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2000
The 1st Korea Japan Photo-Biennale
Japan Photo-Biennale, Seoul, South Korea
Serendipity; Photography, video, experimental film and multimedia installation from Asia
The Japan Foundation Forum, Tokyo, Japan
Matrix of Photography 1999
Kawasaki City Museum, Kanagawa, Japan
Awards
2000
The Ihei Kimura Award
2006
The Higashikawa Prize, The Domestic Photographer Prize
2006
The Wakayama Prefecture Culture Award
2008
The Photographic Society of Japan Award, Annual Award
Collections
The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Tokyo
Kawasaki City Museum, Kanagawa
The Art Museum, Princeton University, USA
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, USA
International Centre of Photography, USA
Aomori Museum of Art
Fondazione Casa di Risparimo di Modena, Italy
