Dado Moriyama at Aperture

[gdmcclintock]

For those who attended the Daido Moriyama photobook sessions at Aperture this weekend, what did you think of the event?

 

[nightfly]

Pretty damn cool. Very relaxed setting. Have a drink, pick your photos, chat with members of the tribe and leave with a limited edition, autographed book. Maybe grab a shot of the man himself. A very well done event. Was nice to be able to bring a friend along for the price of admission.

 

[kbg32]

I went to his lecture at the Japan Society this past Thursday night. Would have liked to have attended this as well, but the price was a bit too steep for me at this time. I got him to autograph a book for me and got a couple of photos of him.

 

[jsrockit]

nightfly, how was the book? Worth it?

 

[nightfly]

Very much so. The way it worked was that there was 50+ sheets on the wall to choose from. Each sheet of the book was a pair of images (front and back of sheet). You choose 20 sheets from the 50+ and end up with a 40 page book. You could also choose between two silkscreened covers, one was purple and one was black. They were silkscreening the covers and hanging them to dry while you waited.

Although I didn't always love the pairing of images, I've very happy with the book and the process of choosing and sequencing images was fun.

It was well worth the $75 bucks for a custom, limited edition, signed book and the pleasure of hanging out, having a drink or two and choosing the images. Daido was there autographing books and hanging around. There were also some giant prints of his earlier work hanging on the walls for sale for $10,000. Unfortunately, I forgot my checkbook.

 

[jsrockit]

Sounds like an awesome event... I cheaped out. 🙁

 

[shadowfox]

This is about the only time I envied those who live in NY 😀
Thanks for the report, though, I wish someone would post a video or something.