Capturing the Evolution of Contemporary Art in Japan

Japanese artist and photographer Shigeo Anzaï’s prolific career is proof that sometimes all you need is to be in the right place at the right time. He usually is, as it turns out; after shifting his focus from painting to photography in the late 1960s, at the age of 30, the photographer began to specialise in documenting artists creating, or installing, their works – a niche as vital as it is unusual. As a result, Anzaï has created more than 3000 images, both in Japan and…