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June 26, 2008
Heavy Light: Recent Photography and Video from Japan
Miwa YanagiFairy Tales Series: Gretel, 2004
Anyone in New York in the coming months should consider stopping by The International Center of Photography for their exhibition of new Japanese photography and video. Entitled "Heavy Light: Recent Photography and Video from Japan", the show presents a range of work from Japanese photographers who have come of age since the end of the bubble economy in the late 1990s.
Here's how the ICP's website describes the exhibition:
"Heavy Light: Recent Photography and Video from Japan will present the exciting and highly individualistic work of a new generation of Japanese artists who have come of age following the Asian economic crash of 1990. For the last several years, China has been the focus of attention for contemporary Asian art, while the remarkable and distinctive younger generation of Japanese artists who are working today has been largely ignored. This ICP exhibition will be the first major U.S. presentation of contemporary photo-based artwork from Japan in over ten years. Heavy Light will present the work of thirteen artists and will fill most of the ICP gallery space. The exhibition will include both photographs and video, many of which are large and dramatic pieces."
While the show has received mixed reviews (Roberta Smith of the New York Times described the exhibition as "... just average, or a little less, by the center’s own standards.") any criticism has been directed more at the way in which the show was organized, and less at the work itself. It remains an excellent opportunity to chart where Japanese photography has been in recent years, and where its headed in the near future.
The show runs until the 7th September.
Posted by Marcus at June 26, 2008 1:17 PM
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I've seen her photos before at MIMOCA. :)
Posted by: yuko42 at July 3, 2008 8:42 PM