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Thru July 28, Pacific Asia Museum exhibits scroll-mounted photographic works of Takashi Tomo-Oka

20130426 PAM Takashi Tomo Oka Lotus 3

Takashi Tomo-oka, “Lotus 3″ 2011, Digital photograph printed on washi and mounted on scroll, Courtesy of Ippodo Gallery. © Takashi Tomo-oka     Pacific Asia Museum, 46 North Los Robles Ave, Pasadena, CA 91101 www.pacificasiamuseum.org Takashi Tomo-Oka April 19 through July 28, 2013 Focus Gallery Takashi Tomo-oka features six scroll-mounted photographic works that combine...
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Thru August 25 / Getty exhibits Japan’s photo of “Modern Divide”

20130326 Getty Modern Divide New Year Ritual

The Taishō era (1912–1926) was a brief but dynamic period in Japan’s history that ushered in a modern state with increased industrialization, shifting political parties, radical fashions, and liberal thinking in many areas. However, this era of heightened experimentation ended with the arrival of an international depression, the promotion of ultranationalism, and the country’s...
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2012 Contemporary Japanese photo exhibition closing, Sept 16

JACCC Contemporary Photo Exhibition

The Japanese American Cultural and Community Center in Los Angeles will close “Gazing at the Contemporary World: Japanese Photography from the 1970s to present” exhibition on Sept 16. Part I: June 23 – July 19 Part II: August 25 – September 16 Doizaki Gallery at the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center, 244 South...
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2012 Nisei Week / Renowned photographer family to present their own portraits and historical photos, Aug 12

Gary Miyatate Nisei Week Photo Sale

2012 Nisei Week Exhibit  Toyo: 3 Generations of Experience 1st Time Showing of Portraits by Grandson Gary of Toyo 35 years ago along with showing of Go For Broke Portraits Bonus Art Work of Toyo Location: Toyo Miyakate Way in Little Tokyo August 12, 2012 gtoyom@aol.com (310) 324-8941   /   (310) 678-9401
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2012 / Thru July31 : Leading photographer Daido Moriyama’s first solo museum exhibition at LACMA

20120414 LACMA Daido Moriyama Exhibiton Title

    Fracture: Daido Moriyama April 7, 2012–July 31, 2012 Pavilion for Japanese Art, Level 3 Los Angeles County Museum of Art   Photographer Daido Moriyama (Japan, b. 1938) first came to prominence in the mid-1960s with his gritty depictions of Japanese urban life. His highly innovative and intensely personal photographic approach often incorporates...
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Exhibition:150 years old photos of Japanat Getty Museum, Dec 7 – Apr 24

Exhibition:150 years old photos of Japanat Getty Museum, Dec 7 – Apr 24

Cultural News, 2010 December Issue On view at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center in Los Angeles, December 7 – April 24, Felice Beato: A Photographer on the Eastern Road will present the first survery of Felice Beato’s (British, born Italy, 1832-1909) long and varied photography career which covered a wide...
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