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 San Pedro Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Free admission
Gallery hours:
Tuesday – Friday, noon – 5 pm
Saturday and Sunday, 11 am – 4 pm
This new traveling exhibition by the Japan Foundation, “Gazing at the Contemporary World: Japanese Photography from the 1970s to the Present” is an overview of the diverse photographic expression that has emerged in Japan since the 1970s.
This first rotation of the exhibition from June 23 - July 19 focuses on human beings as members of society with the title of “A Changing Society.”
The second rotation from Aug. 25 – Sept. 16 looks at cities, the suburbs, and nature with the title of “Changing Landscapes.”
The Japan Foundation’s “Gazing at Contemporary World” is curated by Rei Masuda, curator of the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo.
The exhibition includes 76 photographs by 23 photographers.
Daido Moriyama
Shomei Tomatsu
Nobuyoshi Araki
Kazuo Kitai
George Hashiguchi
Mitsugu Ohnishi
Tokuko Ushioda
Hiromi Tsuchida
Hiroh Kikai
Masato Seto
Shuji Yamada
Akihide Tamura
Eiji Ina
Hitoshi Tsukiji
Toshio Shibata
Norio Kobayashi
Toshimi Kamiya
Yutaka Takanashi
Kikuji Kawada
Ryuji Miyamoto
Takashi Homma
Miyuki Ichikawa
Risaku Suzuki
