Japanese master photographer best known for his 40+ year collaboration with David Bowie
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Bowie backstage at his concert at The Rainbow Theatre in London on 16-18th August 1972.
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"We didn't get a lot of chances to shoot him, because of the lack of time and the problem of distance. Then we came up with an idea to create a mannequin so that we could shoot his portraits anytime we wanted. He was so co-operative in its production. The idea of the doll is that the old skin is flaking off and a new self is re-born. Each portrait I have made this way over 30 years is always a new and unique, timeless piece of work that I cherish." Masayoshi Sukita
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For this shoot, Sukita rented the studio from a Japanese photographer called Hiroshi Yoda and they did the session a week before Davids show at The Rainbow Theatre. Immediately beforehand, Bowie had been at a shoot with David Bailey. The whole session lasted just two hours. Some photographs from the shoot were featured in a popular Japanese fashion magazine, an-an, receiving a great deal of response from the readers.
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For this shoot, Sukita rented the studio from a Japanese photographer called Hiroshi Yoda and they did the session a week before David's show at The Rainbow Theatre. Immediately beforehand, Bowie had been at a shoot with David Bailey. The whole session lasted just two hours. Some photographs from the shoot were featured in a popular Japanese fashion magazine, an-an, receiving a great deal of response from the readers.
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This photograph has special significance for Sukita because it was chosen by David Bowie to blow up to a very large size and display in the foyer of the Rainbow Theatre for his concerts there on 19 and 20 August 1972. As Sukita explains: "I was very pleased about it. It proved that David-san really did like my work, and that was very important to me."
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"A few days before the show at Radio City Music Hall, Bowie did a photo session, a rehearsal and an interview at RCA Studio. He went on to do another rehearsal at Radio City Music Hall. Yacco-San was working as the stylist, running here and there with costumes by Kansai Yamamoto that she'd brought over from Japan. They looked marvellous" Masayoshi Sukita.
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"6-12th February 1973, rehearsals at RCA Studio, New York, USA. Working out a riff on my Mini-Moog, the best little synthesizer in the West." David Bowie.
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"My first Japanese tour and what a mad scene that turned out to be. I got carried away enough to perform an impromptu strip and gave my best shot as a 120lb sumo wrestler." David Bowie
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"The show itself and Mick Ronson's guitar performance were both great and it was a blast for all the Japanese fans. I asked Kansai-san, who designed the costumes, what he thought about it and he just said… 'People are the most beautiful when naked!'" Masayoshi Sukita
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This classic "Heroes" LP cover image limited edition is now sold out. The twelve frame contact sheet featuring this image is still available - for now...
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A set of two photographs with an image size measuring 7 x 8 inches on 8 x 10 inch paper, each one signed and numbered on the front under the image area by Masayoshi Sukita. Each 8 x 10 inch photograph limited to 100 worldwide. The price shown above excludes VAT and is for two unframed photographs. Please allow 3 weeks between order and delivery. UK customers 20% VAT is added at checkout for UK customers. No shipping charges apply for customers in the UK. EU shipping is GBP 40. EU, US, Canadian, Japanese, Australian and other non-EU customers No VAT applies, but there are shipping charges - USA – GBP 50; Rest of World – GBP 65. Framing If you would like us to arrange framing, just order an unframed set, and let us know that you would like framing. We can then advise you on prices for frames based on your location. You only need to arrrange payment for the three frames once they are ready to go. Allow 3 weeks for framing.