1961-1991 Retrospective Masahisa Fukase AKAAKA/2023/Japanese,English/220 × 148 mm A retrospective that traces the path of Masahisa Fukase, who was active from the 1960s to the early 1990s, and touches on his unique world I never think that I can capture a certain subject by photographing it. What is important for me is how much I can enter into the subject. What is important to me is how much I can enter into it and how much I can reflect myself in it. I want the act of looking through the viewfinder itself to be something flesh and blood. I feel that photography can be used more freely. I think it is possible to relate to it in a way that involves my own existence. - Masahisa Fukase, 1969 Masahisa Fukase established a unique position in the history of Japanese photography in the 1960s through his deep view of his own personal life. It was also an act of seeking the origin of photography, which later became known as "private photography" and developed into one of the main forms of expression to which photographers turned. Fukase turned his camera on his wife, family, and other familiar figures, exposing his own private life and becoming conscious of the madness that lurks within him. This madness, mixed with a loving eye toward his subjects and a humorous lightness of touch, makes Fukase's works special and one-of-a-kind. This book is a retrospective of Masahisa Fukase's work from the 1960s to the early 1990s, tracing the trajectory of his career and providing a glimpse into his unique world.