Brassai (Gyula Halász) was a sculptor and draughtsman transplanted to Paris in 1924 when he was introduced to photography by fellow- Hungarian and photographer André Kertész. With a small camera, Brassai roamed the streets of Paris, and at night the bistros, bars and brothels, documenting the city and its people. He photographed unobtrusively, but with warmth.
 
Brassai eloquently photographed Paris and its people, and also compiled a massive pictorial record of his fellow artists of the time.
 
Pacific Press Service and Printemps Ginza, co-organizers of the exhibition, take great pleasure in presenting the first comprehensive Brassaï exhibition ever seen outside of France. We are deeply indebted to Madame Gilberte Brassaï for her wise advice and enthusiastic cooperation in realizing this exhibition in Japan.
 
The patronage of the Embassy of France and the encouragement of the Photographic Society of Japan and the Japan Professional Photographers Society is appreciated, as is the generous support of Oriental Photo Industrial Co., Ltd.
 
President
 
Pacific Press Service