Satoshi Saikusa
Illustration — Self-portrait by Saïkusa (2012) Satoshi Saïkusa (1959 – 2021) was a Japanese photographer who primarily produced fashion photography. Saïkusa was born in 1959 on the island of Kyushu. In the mid-1980s he began his career as a photographer in Paris, working with top brands, magazines, and models.
Satoshi Saikusa

Satoshi Saikusa · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- 1959 · Kyushu.
- Died
- 2021
- Nationality
- Japan
- Occupation
- photographer
- Languages
- Japanese
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Illustration — Self-portrait by Saïkusa (2012) Satoshi Saïkusa (1959 – 2021) was a Japanese photographer who primarily produced fashion photography. Saïkusa was born in 1959 on the island of Kyushu. In the mid-1980s he began his career as a photographer in Paris, working with top brands, magazines, and models.
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Saïkusa contributed to Elle, Grazia, GQ Style Italia, Harper's Bazaar UK, L'Officiel, L'Officiel Hommes, Madame Figaro, Marie Claire USA, Numéro, Numéro Tokyo, Vogue Deutsch, Vogue España, Vogue Italia, Vogue Paris, W, and shot campaigns for Ashi Studio, Givenchy, Jill Stuart, Trussardi, Yohji Yamamoto, and more.
• No-Zarashi, Galerie Da-End, Paris (21 September – 11 November, 2017) • White Devils, Galerie 2Art Angels, Paris (21 September – 11 November, 2017)
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- 1.Satoshi Saïkusa. Galerie Da-End.
- 2.Vogue Italia September 1988 Alta Moda: by Satoshi Saikusa.
- 3.Laetitia Casta. Elle (magazine).
- 4.Kate Moss for YSL. fashionfortheface.com. 2013.
- 5.Les campagnes les plus sulfureuses de Saint Laurent. vogue.fr. 27 septembre 2017.
- 6.Monica Bellucci featured on the flair Italy cover from December 2006. www.fashionmodeldirectory.com.
- 7.Couverture de Sophie Marceau par Satoshi Saikusa, 2008. elle.fr. mars 2008.
- 8.Nicki Minaj by Satoshi Saikusa Marie Claire US August 2013. thecitizensoffashion.com. Août 2013.
- 9.Portrait de Vincent Cassel en couverture de L'Officiel Hommes. le site de l'agence de mannequins models.com. novembre 2018.
- 10.Le Dictateur. lespressesdureel.com.
- 11.Past exhibition : Giorgio Armani at the Guggenheim Museum, October 20, 2000–January 17, 2001. guggenheim.org.
- 12.Past exhibitions : Punk : Chaos to Couture, May 9 - August 14, 2013. metmuseum.org.
- 13.Thierry Mugler : Couturissime, 2 mars 2019 au 8 septembre 2019. mbam.qc.cq.
- 14.A Day With Corpo di ballo del teatro Alla Scala. 2006.
- 15.GQ Style f. Satoshi Saikusa. www.robertobolle.com. 18 février 2016.
- 16.Une pensée pour Rodin. Editions Place des Victoires. 2016. 978-2-8099-1350-7.
- 17.Aurélie Dupont, la mode au firmament. lexpress.fr. 12 février 2010.
- 18.Photographs by Satoshi Saikusa. annielennox.com.
- 19.Coup de Cœur: Catherine Deneuve. rmc.bfmtv.com. 26 octobre 2010.
- 20.Site officiel de Marc Lavoine. marclavoine.fr.
- 21.Chanson : le spectacle total de Marc Lavoine. lemonde.fr. 24 octobre 2018.
- 22.Maman et Louise. Les photomontages du photographe japonais Satoshi Saïkusa. revue-bancal.fr. 15 décembre 2013.
- 23.Satoshi Saïkusa No-Zarashi. La Gazette Drouot,. 6 octobre 2017.
- 24.Libre interprétation. L'express diX,. 27 septembre 2017.
- 25.Une nouvelle galerie à Saint Germain. blog.madame.lefigaro.fr. 23 juin 2010.
- 26.Matthieu Lunard. EXCLUSIVE. Satoshi Saikusa on Da-End Gallery. Aserica. 2014.
- 27.Artworks, catalogue de l'exposition No-Zarashi, Texte de Viet Thanh Nguyen.
- 28.The Sympathizer, by Viet Thanh Nguyen. pulitzer.org. 2017.
- 29.Flair. novembre 2006.
- 30.A l’avant garde : Satoshi Saïkusa. The ARTchemist. 8 octobre 2017.
- 31.Gaz de France : gaz naturel. ina.fr. 1991.
- 32.Guerlain. ina.fr.
- 33.SNCF : Transports ferroviaires d'Île-de-France. ina.fr. 1992.
- 34.France Telecom. ina.fr. 1993.
- 35.Publicité Elf : Souris (France - 1996). culturepub.fr. 1996.
- 36.Anais Anais : Vapo rose. ina.fr. 1996.
- 37.Ford Fiesta : Banc d'essai. ina.fr. 1997.
- 38.Cerruti. ina.fr. 2000.
- 39.Azzaro. ina.fr. 2000.
- 40.Rochas. ina.fr. 2002.
- 41.Evian. ina.fr. 2005.
- 42.Jill Stuart Beauty Campaign Spring 2018. models.com. 2018.
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