KYOTOGRAPHIE 2020 | 1st. Press Release | 2019.12.4 p.1/2

KYOTOGRAPHIE

International Photography Festival 2020

1st. PRESS RELEASE
The 8th edition of the KYOTOGRAPHIE International Photography
Festival will be held from April 18th–May 17th 2020, presenting

over 13 exhibitions centered around the theme “VISION”, allshown in iconic Kyoto venues with original scenography.

Mari Katayama, 25 days in tatsumachi studio / Suzuki Pharmacy Optometry #002, 2015
© Mari Katayama Courtesy of rin art association

Theme of 2020

The KYOTOGRAPHIE International Photography Festival is held
annually over four weeks during the height of the spring tourist
season in Kyoto, in a style that is unique in Asia. Exhibitions arespread across the city, staged creatively in various traditionaland contemporary settings. The festival creates opportunities,bringing people together of all ages, cultures and backgrounds.
Now recognized as one of the world’s leading photography events,
KYOTOGRAPHIE has attracted some 730,000 visitors from within
Japan and overseas since 2013.
Our theme for 2020 is “VISION.”
Lucille Reyboz & Yusuke Nakanishi,
Co-founders and Directors of KYOTOGRAPHIE

OutlineKYOTOGRAPHIE 2020

International Photography Festival 2020

Dates: 2020. 04. 18. Sat. – 05. 17. Sun.
Press Preview: 2020. 04. 17. Fri.

Organizer: KYOTOGRAPHIE
Co-organizer (TBC): Kyoto City, Kyoto Municipal Board of Education
Main Sponsor: BMW Japan Corp.
Premium Sponsor: CHANEL G.K.

Sponsors: Ruinart (MHD Moët Hennessy Diageo K.K.),

MATSUSHIMA HOLDINGS CO.,LTD., Hearst Fujingaho Co., Ltd.
agnès b., etc.

*All the information (program, sponsors, venues…) announced for
KYOTOGRAPHIE 2020 are confirmed up to December 4th, 2019.
More info coming soon!

CONTACT
KYOTOGRAPHIE OfficeTel. 075-708-7108 ｜ Fax. 075-708-7128

670-10 Shokokujimonzen-cho, Kamigyo-ku,Kyoto, Japan 602-0898
http://www.kyotographie.jp/?lang=en

Satellite Event: KG+
Started in 2013, KG+ is an open-entry art festival dedicatedto discovering and fostering talent among photographers, curatorsand gallerists alike.
KG+ Select (venue: former Junpu Elementary School)
10 finalists will be selected among the candidates and be invited
to show work in the former Junpu Elementary School. The selected
10 artists will receive ¥200,000 toward exhibition production
for an exhibition in the former Junpu Elementary School. Our
KG+SELECT 2020 Jury will visit the exhibitions selecting theGrand Prix, the winner will be invited to participate in the next
edition of KYOTOGRAPHIE, holding a solo show with the supportof ¥500,000 from the festival.
KG+（venue: various locations)
Various exhibitions at locations throughout Kyoto, including solo
shows, group shows, and cultural projects organised
by galleries/museums/schools, etc.

PRESSCatherine & Prune Philippot | International Press Contact
cathphilippot@relations-media.com
Tel. +33 (0)1 40 47 63 42
Marguerite Paget | PR Coordinator Kyoto
marguerite.paget@kyotographie.jp

EXHIBITIONSKYOTOGRAPHIE 2020 | 1st. Press Release | 2019.12.4 p. 2/22020 PROGRAMS

1. Omar Victor Diop (Senegal)

8. Post Fukushima ─ A conversation between Atsunobu Katagiri and Kazuma Kohara (TBC)

2. Marie Liesse (France)

Atsunobu Katagiri (Japan) / Kazuma Obara (Japan)
9. Mari Katayama (Japan)

curated by Marina Amada
3. Pierre-Elie de Pibrac (France)

curated by Simon Baker
10. Wing Shya (Hong Kong)

presented by CHANEL NEXUS HALL
curated by India Dhargalkar

presented by BMW

curated by Karen Smith

4. Atsushi Fukushima (Japan)

11. Marjan Teeuwen (Holland)

5. Maïmouna Guerresi (Italy)

12. Shoji Ueda (Japan)

6. Alfredo Jaar (Chile)

curated by Masako Sato

7. Kai Fusayoshi (Japan)

13. Ruinart Exhibition presented by Ruinart * As in previous year, the commisioned artist will be announced in March 2020.

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Marie Liesse

Pierre-Elie de Pibrac

Atsushi Fukushima© Omar Victor Diop, Courtesy of Magnin-A Gallery.

Musée Rodin. With both hands, Louis studies the hollows and© Pierre-Elie de Pibrac / Agence Vu'© Atsushi Fukushima

protrusions of the sculpture shaped by the hands of Rodin.
Musée Rodin. Paris. France . 2013 © Marie Liesse

567Maïmouna Guerresi

Alfredo Jaar

Kai Fusayoshi

The Golden Door, 2011

The Skoghall Konsthall, 2000

Throwing umbrellas, 1978

© Maïmouna Guerresi, Courtesy Mariane Ibrahim Gallery

Public intervention, Skoghall© Kai Fusayoshi

Courtesy the artist, New York889Atsunobu Katagiri

Kazuma ObaraMari Katayama

Sacrifice, 2013

Waves and Home, 2011-2019

25 days in tatsumachi studio / Suzuki Pharmacy Optometry #002,

In the mood for love, 2000

2015

Courtesy of Wing Shya.

10Wing ShyaMari Katayama Courtesay of rin art association*All the information (program,sponsors, venues...) announced
for KYOTOGRAPHIE 2020 are
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confirmed up to December 4th,Marjan Teeuwen

Shoji Ueda

Ruinart Exhibition（Reference Image）

Destroyed House Krasnoyarsk 1, 2010

Dad, Mom and their children, 1949

Vik Muniz × Ruinart "Shared Roots" installation view2019.

© Shoji Ueda Office

Venue: ASPHODEL, 2019

More info coming soon!