Daido Moriyama's Tokyo in Color at Fondation Cartier Paris

Daido Moriyama's exhibition 'Daido Tokyo' at Fondation Cartier in Paris presents an extensive selection of his color photographs from the last two decades, capturing the vibrant and chaotic urban life of Tokyo. The show, curated by Hervé Chandès and Alexis Fabry, runs until June 5, 2016. Moriyama, born in Osaka in 1938 and based in Tokyo, is known for his gritty, high-contrast black-and-white street photography, but this exhibition focuses on his color work, which he describes as 'gentle' and 'respectful' toward the world. The images depict fragmented subjects, neon-lit nightscapes, and street characters reminiscent of Beat Generation writers Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs. Influences include photographers Seiryū Inoue, Shōmei Tōmatsu, and William Klein, with whom Moriyama was previously paired in a show at Tate Modern. The exhibition highlights Moriyama's entropic and visionary gaze, contrasting minimal compositions with abstract, iconic subjects.