Pierre Toussaint launches photography exhibition at W+K Gallery, Tokyo from today Feb 22 – Mar 6
Today marks the opening of photographer Pierre Toussaint’s latest photography exhibition ‘Adult Astronomy’ at W+K Gallery in Tokyo. The exhibition will feature from today Friday, 22 February 22 until Wednesday, 6 March.
Adult Astronomy is a nostalgic view of space exploration and NASA’s shuttle program of the 1980s and 1990s. It is a mix Toussaint’s own photographic works documenting a series of space craft and archival imagery that has inspired his practice.
Toussaint’s exhibition, presented in collaboration with Contact Gallery, documents abstracts of the Gemini re-entry shields, the Space Shuttle the recently decommissioned Cassini. Re-imagined eBay seller imagery of meteorites and references to the body through light and texture as another vessel, mapping the surfaces of the skin.
Pierre Toussaint’s client list includes Versace, Dior, Vogue, Harpers Bazaar, BMW, Tommy Hilfiger & Nike.
A limited edition series of posters designed by Christopher Doyle along with prints from the exhibition are available through www.contactgallery.co.
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