Hirosuke Kitamura > About Hirosuke Kitamura
Born Osaka, Japan (1967)
Biography
A graduate in Literature from the Kyoto University of Foreign Studies, Hirosuke came to Brazil in 1990 as an exchange student. In 1993, he studied contemporary processes, painting and drawing at the Museum of Modern Art of Bahia (MAM-BA). In 1995, he did an intensive course in photography, after which he began to work as a freelance photographer. In 1997 he became a correspondent for the Japanese music magazine
Latina, providing articles and images on musical events throughout Brazil. Hirosuke's work is present in the Sao Paulo Museum of Art (MASP). He currently lives in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil.
Solo Exhibitions| 2012 | Hidra (Curated by Miguel Rio Branco), 1500 Gallery, New York, NY |
| 2008 | Morte Cerebral de uma Cidade sem Lembranças, Galeria Solar Ferrão, Salvador BA, Brazil |
| 2004 | Material in Vita, Conjunto Cultural ad Caixa, Salvador BA, Brazil |
| 2002 | Casa de Encontro, Galeria Fayga Ostrower (Funarte), Brasilia, Brazil |
| Salvador – Cidade que se mantem orando, Salão de Nikon, Tokyo, Japan |
Group Exhibitions
| 2012 | SP-Arte (1500 Gallery), Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| 2011 | SP-Foto (1500 Gallery), Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| 2010 | Salão Regional da Bahia, Jequié-BA, Brazil |
| SP-Foto (1500 Gallery), Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| 2008 | Bienal do Recôncavo, São Félix BA, Brazil |
| 2007 | Agosto de Fotografia, Cemitério do Campo Santo, Salvador BA, Brazil |
| Photo España, Museu de Arte Conteporáneo, Madrid, Spain |
| MiraMe – Uma ventana a la fotografia brasileira, Fototeca, Havana, Cuba |
| 2006 | A fotografia na Bahia, Museum of Modern Art of Bahia (MAM-BA), Salvador BA, Brazil |
| Agosto de Fotografia, Galeria Aliança Francesa, Salvador BA, Brazil |
| 2004 | Art for Sale, Galeria ACBEU, Salvador BA, Brazil |
| Salão do Arte Pará, Belém, Brazil |
| A gusto da Fotografia, Galeria do Olhar, Salvador BA, Brazil |
| 2003 | Exposição Destaque, Alunos das Oficinas do MAM-BA, Salvador BA, Brazil |
| 2002 | Salão do Arte Pará, Belém, Brazil |
| Coleção Pirelli / MASP de Fotografia, Sao Paulo Museum of Art (MASP), Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| 2001 | 3ª Mostra - Programa Anual de Fotografia, Centro Cultural SP, Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| Galeria ACBEU, Salvador BA, Brazil |
| 2000 | 3ª Bienal Internacional de Fotografia, Curitiba, Brazil |
| 1998 | Concurso Nacional de Fotografia de Futebol, Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| 1997 | First place, Concurso Bahia de Todos os Angulos, Salvador BA, Brazil |
| 1996 | O olhar oriental sobre a Bahia, Fundação Oriental Kikuchi/Pelourinho, Salvador BA, Brazil |
Public Collections
Coleção Pirelli / MASP de Fotografia, Sao Paulo Museum of Art (MASP), Sao Paulo, Brazil
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