Featuring Approximately 20 Masterpieces, Including 'Brooklyn Gangs' Photographed in Youth

With an outsider's perspective, Bruce Davidson, a master photographer, has focused on society's vulnerable and captured contemporary America through their experiences. Born in Chicago, USA, in 1933, he began taking photographs as a boy and studied photography at the Rochester Institute of Technology and Yale University. After serving in the U.S. Army as a photographer, he worked as a freelance photographer for "LIFE" magazine starting in 1957. The following year, he was nominated as a full member of Magnum Photos, the international photo agency.



This exhibition showcases 'Brooklyn Gangs,' a documentary series on the daily lives of "The Jokers," teenage street gangs based in Brooklyn, New York. It is a representative work by Davidson, who captured the summer of these teenagers—who, despite their rebellious facade, harbored sensitive hearts and faced family issues—with a gentle gaze.

In addition, approximately 20 gelatin silver prints, considered his masterpieces, will be on display. These include 'Time of Change,' which narrates American history through its social conditions, capturing powerful moments; 'East 100th Street,' a direct portrayal of the lives of the impoverished residents of East Harlem; and the early masterpiece 'Circus.'



Bruce Davidson, whom Cornell Capa, Robert Capa's younger brother and a photographer himself, referred to as a "Concerned Photographer" alongside artists like W. Eugene Smith, sought social change from a humanitarian perspective. This is a rare opportunity to experience in Japan the representative works of Davidson, who forged his own path in photojournalism, moving beyond mere documentation.



Bruce Davidson Exhibition

Dates: Tuesday, November 19 – Saturday, December 21 (Closed Sundays and Mondays)

Hours: 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM

Venue: Yuka Tsuruno Gallery

2F, 2-9-13 Shinonome, Koto-ku, Tokyo

Tel. 03-3520-1700