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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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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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 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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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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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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