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Lot Essay
The prsent lot is one of only a few vintage prints made of this image. One known print is in the collection of the Tokyo Institute of Polytechnics.
In 1969, the Warhol-inspired Accident series was published from January to December in 12 monthly issues of Asahi Camera. For this important series from the PROVOKE era, Moriyama liberally appropriated images of accidents from a wide range of sources, including tabloid newspapers, magazines and television. In the present lot, Moriyama re-photographs a photograph of a car crash reproduced on a police road-safety poster. Upon seeing this poster in a subway station, he was immediately captivated by the appropriated image. Alongside the image offered here, five vertical close-up shots of various parts of the original poster were published in the June 1969 issue (figs.1-2). Selected images from this series also appeared in both Farewell Photography (1972) and Hunter (1972). This photograph is the epitome of PROVOKE philosophy and aesthetic.
In 1969, the Warhol-inspired Accident series was published from January to December in 12 monthly issues of Asahi Camera. For this important series from the PROVOKE era, Moriyama liberally appropriated images of accidents from a wide range of sources, including tabloid newspapers, magazines and television. In the present lot, Moriyama re-photographs a photograph of a car crash reproduced on a police road-safety poster. Upon seeing this poster in a subway station, he was immediately captivated by the appropriated image. Alongside the image offered here, five vertical close-up shots of various parts of the original poster were published in the June 1969 issue (figs.1-2). Selected images from this series also appeared in both Farewell Photography (1972) and Hunter (1972). This photograph is the epitome of PROVOKE philosophy and aesthetic.