ARTIST

Chikashi Suzuki

Chikashi Suzuki has presented his work in domestic and international magazines, and has been at the forefront of editorial and fashion photography since the 1990s as one of Japan’s leading photographers. A variety of subjects can be found in his portfolio, ranging from the alluring city of Tokyo to flowers, celebrities, and emerging models. Intuitively capturing the candid essence of his subjects, the beauty and wonder of each frame appears to preserve an intimate memory, frozen in time. In contrast to the immediacy of the digital camera, Suzuki explores the palpable richness that is only attainable through film photography.

Chikashi Suzuki was born in 1972. He relocated to France in 1998, launching his career as a photographer with Purple magazine. Acclaimed for his work in magazines both domestically and aboard, Suzuki has been involved in campaigns for brands such as ISSEY MIYAKE, TOGA, CEBIT, and GUCCI. The photographer has presented his works internationally at venues including Colette (Paris, 1998), MOCA (Los Angeles, 2001), and the Henry Art Gallery (Washington, 2001). Suzuki has also held solo exhibitions at notably but not limited to, treesaresospecial (Tokyo, 2005) and G/P gallery (Tokyo, 2009). Major publications include ‘Shapes of Blooming’ (treesaresospecial, 2005), ‘Driving with Rinko Kikuchi’ (THE international, 2008), ‘CITE’ (G/P gallery, treesaresospecial, 2009), and ‘SAKURA!’ (Little More, 2014).

WORKS

Aoyama, Tokyo / Susan Cianciolo, 1998
Omotesando, Tokyo / Susan Cianciolo, 1998
Meguro, Tokyo, 2002
Roppongi, Tokyo, 2003
Meguro, Tokyo, 2003
Daikanyama, Tokyo, 2007
Meguro, Tokyo, 2011
Shibuya, Tokyo, 2011
Meguro, Tokyo, 2011
Shibuya, Tokyo, 2012
Tokyo, 2012
Shibuya, Tokyo, 2014
Nakano, Tokyo, 2015
Shinjuku, Tokyo, 2015
Nakano, Tokyo, 2016
Nakameguro, Tokyo, 2016
Roppongi, Tokyo, 2017
Shinsekai, Osaka, 2018
Aoyama, Tokyo, 2018
Meguro, Tokyo, 2018
Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 2020
Aoyama, Tokyo / Susan Cianciolo, 1998

C-print / 28.5 x 22.7 cm
© Chikashi Suzuki

Omotesando, Tokyo / Susan Cianciolo, 1998

C-print / 28.5 x 22.8 cm
© Chikashi Suzuki

Meguro, Tokyo, 2002

C-print
© Chikashi Suzuki

Roppongi, Tokyo, 2003

C-print / 28.5 x 22.9 cm
© Chikashi Suzuki

Meguro, Tokyo, 2003

C-print
© Chikashi Suzuki

Daikanyama, Tokyo, 2007

C-print / 28.5 x 22.7 cm
© Chikashi Suzuki

Meguro, Tokyo, 2011

C-print
© Chikashi Suzuki

Shibuya, Tokyo, 2011

C-print / 28.5 x 16.0 cm
© Chikashi Suzuki

Meguro, Tokyo, 2011

C-print
© Chikashi Suzuki

Shibuya, Tokyo, 2012

C-print / 22.9 x 28.4 cm
© Chikashi Suzuki

Tokyo, 2012

C-print
© Chikashi Suzuki

Shibuya, Tokyo, 2014

C-print / 126.0 x 100.0 cm
© Chikashi Suzuki

Nakano, Tokyo, 2015

C-print / 100.0 x 126.0 cm
© Chikashi Suzuki

Shinjuku, Tokyo, 2015

C-print
© Chikashi Suzuki

Nakano, Tokyo, 2016

C-print / 126.0 x 100.0 cm
© Chikashi Suzuki

Nakameguro, Tokyo, 2016

C-print
© Chikashi Suzuki

Roppongi, Tokyo, 2017

C-print / 28.4 x 22.9 cm
© Chikashi Suzuki

Shinsekai, Osaka, 2018

C-print / 126.0 x 100.0 cm
© Chikashi Suzuki

Aoyama, Tokyo, 2018

C-print / 57.0 x 45.4 cm
© Chikashi Suzuki

Meguro, Tokyo, 2018

C-print / 65.0 x 45.4 cm
© Chikashi Suzuki

Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 2020

C-print / 57.0 x 45.4 cm
© Chikashi Suzuki

INSTALLATION VIEW

installation view from A Fine Day in Tokyo at KOSAKU KANECHIKA, 2018
©︎ 2018 Chikashi Suzuki, Photo by Keizo Kioku
installation view from A Fine Day in Tokyo at KOSAKU KANECHIKA, 2018
©︎ 2018 Chikashi Suzuki, Photo by Keizo Kioku
installation view from A Fine Day in Tokyo at KOSAKU KANECHIKA, 2018
©︎ 2018 Chikashi Suzuki, Photo by Keizo Kioku
installation view from A Fine Day in Tokyo at KOSAKU KANECHIKA, 2018
©︎ 2018 Chikashi Suzuki, Photo by Keizo Kioku
installation view from A Fine Day in Tokyo at KOSAKU KANECHIKA, 2018
©︎ 2018 Chikashi Suzuki, Photo by Keizo Kioku
installation view from A Fine Day in Tokyo at KOSAKU KANECHIKA, 2018
©︎ 2018 Chikashi Suzuki, Photo by Keizo Kioku
installation view from A Fine Day in Tokyo at KOSAKU KANECHIKA, 2018
©︎ 2018 Chikashi Suzuki, Photo by Keizo Kioku
installation view from A Fine Day in Tokyo at KOSAKU KANECHIKA, 2018
©︎ 2018 Chikashi Suzuki, Photo by Keizo Kioku
installation view from My Tokyo at KOSAKU KANECHIKA, 2019
©︎ 2019 Chikashi Suzuki, Photo by Keizo Kioku
installation view from My Tokyo at KOSAKU KANECHIKA, 2019
©︎ 2019 Chikashi Suzuki, Photo by Keizo Kioku
installation view from My Tokyo at KOSAKU KANECHIKA, 2019
©︎ 2019 Chikashi Suzuki, Photo by Keizo Kioku
installation view from My Tokyo at KOSAKU KANECHIKA, 2019
©︎ 2019 Chikashi Suzuki, Photo by Keizo Kioku
installation view from My Tokyo at KOSAKU KANECHIKA, 2019
©︎ 2019 Chikashi Suzuki, Photo by Keizo Kioku
installation view from My Tokyo at KOSAKU KANECHIKA, 2019
©︎ 2019 Chikashi Suzuki, Photo by Keizo Kioku
installation view from My Tokyo at KOSAKU KANECHIKA, 2019
©︎ 2019 Chikashi Suzuki, Photo by Keizo Kioku
installation view from My Tokyo at KOSAKU KANECHIKA, 2019
©︎ 2019 Chikashi Suzuki, Photo by Keizo Kioku
installation view from Fragment of Everyday Life in Tokyo at KOSAKU KANECHIKA, 2020
©︎ 2020 Chikashi Suzuki, Photo by Keizo Kioku
installation view from Fragment of Everyday Life in Tokyo at KOSAKU KANECHIKA, 2020
©︎ 2020 Chikashi Suzuki, Photo by Keizo Kioku
installation view from Fragment of Everyday Life in Tokyo at KOSAKU KANECHIKA, 2020
©︎ 2020 Chikashi Suzuki, Photo by Keizo Kioku
installation view from Fragment of Everyday Life in Tokyo at KOSAKU KANECHIKA, 2020
©︎ 2020 Chikashi Suzuki, Photo by Keizo Kioku
installation view from Fragment of Everyday Life in Tokyo at KOSAKU KANECHIKA, 2020
©︎ 2020 Chikashi Suzuki, Photo by Keizo Kioku
installation view from Fragment of Everyday Life in Tokyo at KOSAKU KANECHIKA, 2020
©︎ 2020 Chikashi Suzuki, Photo by Keizo Kioku
installation view from Fragment of Everyday Life in Tokyo at KOSAKU KANECHIKA, 2020
©︎ 2020 Chikashi Suzuki, Photo by Keizo Kioku
installation view from Fragment of Everyday Life in Tokyo at KOSAKU KANECHIKA, 2020
©︎ 2020 Chikashi Suzuki, Photo by Keizo Kioku

PRESS

ARTIST WEBSITE

https://chikashisuzuki.net/