PRE-EVENT: “KYOTOGRAPHIE Kyoto International Photography Festival 2024, Just around
the Corner” Lucille Reyboz x Yusuke Nakanishi (KYOTOGRAPHIE Co-Directors)
RESERVATION REQUIRED
FREE
2024.3.28
19:00―20:00
KYOTO TSUTAYA BOOKS SHARE LOUNGE
KYOTOGRAPHIE is coming to Kyoto in spring again this year! Co-directors Lucille Reyboz and Yusuke Nakanishi will introduce each program of this year's KYOTOGRAPHIE and discuss its highlights before the opening on April 13. This year's theme is "SOURCE," and 13 exhibitions will be held at 12 venues to explore "SOURCE" from various angles.
Photographer. Born in 1973 in Lyon, France, Lucille Reyboz began her journey with photography in Africa, where she spent most of her childhood. She first came to Japan in 1999, invited by Ryuichi Sakamoto to collaborate on his opera “Life.” As a portrait photographer, Lucille Reyboz produced numerous record covers for labels such as Blue Note and Verve working with many renowned artists over her 20 years in the industry. She exhibited her work in Africa, Japan and around the world; most notably in Visa pour l’image (2001), Phillips de Pury in New York (2007), and CHANEL NEXUS HALL, Tokyo (2011). She published several books, including Batammaba by Gallimard, Belles de Bamako and Impressions du Japon with Keiichiro Hirano by Editions de la Martinière. Together with Yusuke Nakanishi, Lucille Reyboz co-founded and is the co-director of KYOTOGRAPHIE in 2013, and KYOTOPHONIE Borderless Music Festival in 2023.
Yusuke Nakanishi
Lighting Director. Yusuke Nakanishi was born in 1968 in Fukuoka, and currently lives in Kyoto. He travels the world, expressing his impressions of light and shadow from his memories. He has worked as a lighting director for music videos, feature films, stages, music concerts, fashion shows and interior designs. He also created lighting object series eatable lights and Tamashii and has exhibited installations at the Hara Museum, School Gallery (Paris), including Nuit Blanche in Kyoto. He co-founded KYOTOGRAPHIE with Lucille Reyboz in 2013 and is the co-director. In Autumn 2022, he was involved in the creative direction for Van Cleef & Arpels exhibition LIGHT OF FLOWERS, which was held on the grounds of Shimogamo Shrine and the Tadasunomori Forest. In 2023, he co-founded KYOTOPHONIE Borderless Music Festival with Lucille Reyboz.
【Hankyu Railway】Direct access on the basement level from Kyoto-kawaramachi Station on the Hankyu Kyoto Line
【Keihan Railway】Keihan Gion Shijo Station, 5-minute walk
