Edition 2011

Minoru Hirata

Born in 1930 in Tokyo. Lives and works in Tokyo.

Minoru Hirata has worked as a freelance photojournalist, documenting the avant-garde activities of such important artists as Yoko Ono, Ushio Shinohara, Hi Red Center and Zero Dimension, amongst others. His lifelong themes also include Okinawa and sky sports, which was presented in various exhibitions such as Fly, Icaros, Fly at the Nikon Salon (1975), Okinawa Era 1968-1974: Before the Return, After the Return, Before the Ocean Expo at the Konica Plaza Gallery (2000) in Tokyo. His work has frequently been shown in the exhibitions of post-war Japanese art, including The Masked Portrait in Marianne Boesky Gallery in New York in 2008. He is also a member of the Japan Professional Photographers Society, the Japan Photographic Copyright Association and the APG-Japan.
  • Institutional partners

    • République Française
    • Région Provence Alpes Côté d'Azur
    • Département des Bouches du Rhône
    • Arles
    • Le Centre des monuments nationaux est heureux de soutenir les Rencontres de la Photographie d’Arles en accueillant des expositions dans l’abbaye de Montmajour
  • Main partners

    • Fondation LUMA
    • BMW
    • SNCF
    • Kering
  • Media partners

    • Arte
    • Lci
    • Konbini
    • Le Point
    • Madame Figaro
    • France Culture