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April 2016
Artist Talk: Arno Rafael Minkkinen
Please join Arno Rafael Minkkinen and trace a history. Arno Rafael Minkkinen has worked for decades perfecting his visual language, revisiting places and poses to create a rich story. His strong and moving images all come with a story. In this event Arno visits defining moments, times and places. He shares his persistence, commitment and fascination with photography, inviting you to learn about his philosophy and his process.[/column_1] [Fee] Free [Language] English with Japanese translation [Program name for reservation] Artist…
Exhibtion Tour. PLANKTON. A Drifting World at the Origins of Life Christian Sardet and the Macronauts.
Join us to explore the world of plankton with Christian Sardet, a CNRS emeritus research director at the Observatoire Océanologique of Villefranche-sur-Mer and his son Noe the co-founder of Parafilms. Including photos of plankton taken in Shimoda, Japan in 2016, together they will take you into the complex and beautful world of drifting plankton. These organisms represent 98 % of the biomass of the oceans, while swimming fish and mammals represent less than 2%. Plankton is the most ancient and…
Curator Tour: Coming into Fashion
Nathalie Herschdorfer, curator of “Coming into Fashion, a Century of Photography at Condé Nast”, discusses how fashion photography has been developed over 100 years. The exhibition, carefully selected from the archives of Condé Nast (publisher of the legendary Vogue magazine), shows how fashion photography can be both creative and commercial, experimental and popular.[/column_1] Nathalie Herschdorfer is a curator and art historian specializing in the history of photography. She is currently Director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Le Locle, Switzerland.…
Dummy Book Workshop Kyoto #2 【相談会】
『Dummy Book Workshop Kyoto #2』への応募を迷われている方に対し、講師による個別事前相談会行います。プロジェクトへのフィードバック、アドバイス、写真集作りに向けてのアドバイスを行います。その後、ワークショップへの参加が決まった方については、 ワークショップ参加料から1000円を割引します。 ワークショップ詳細はこちら [講師紹介] [/column_1] [/column_1] 藤井ヨシカツ(ふじいよしかつ) http://www.yoshikatsufujii.com/ 広島県出身。東京造形大学で映像を学んだのち、2006年より写真制作を開始。近年は家族の関係性を主なテーマとして制作を行っている。手製本として35部のみ作成された「Red String」(2014)は、Paris Photo- Aperture Foundation Photobook Awardsを始めとする数々のアワードへのノミネートや、TIME誌の選出する2014年のベストフォトブックの一冊に選出されるなど注目を集めた。同写真集は2015年ニューヨーク近代 美術館ライブラリーに収蔵。続く「Incipient Strangers」(2015)はSelf Publishing PHOTOLUX Awardを受賞 するなど各国で高い評価を得ている。2016年3月「Red String」が普及版としてイタリアの出版社CEIBAから出版される。[/column_1] [/column_1] 小原一真(おばらかずま) http://kazumaobara.com/index.html 1985年、岩手県生まれ。震災直後からキャリアを開始し、2012年には写真集「Reset Beyond Fukushima」がスイスのLars Muller Publisherから出版される。2014年には太平洋戦争下で空襲の犠牲者となった子どもたちのその後を追った「silent histories」を45冊の手製写真集として自費出版。同写真集はParis Photo First photobook Award shortlistの他、米TIME紙、英Telegraph紙、Lens Cultureなど様々な媒体でBEST PHOTO BOOKS 2014に選ばれる。同写真集は2015年11月に普及版としてメキシコの出版社Editorial RMより1900部出版された。2015年にLondon College of Communication MA Photojournalism and Documentary Photography修士課程終了。国内外での写真展、トークイベントを多数開催。写真はThe Guardian, Courier international, ZEIT, El Mund,DAYS JAPAN他国外のメディアを中心に掲載される。[/column_1] [参加費] 1,000円 [言語] 日本語 [ご予約用プログラム名] Dummy Book Workshop Kyoto #2 【相談会】 [お問い合わせ・申し込み] 080-1428-3672(担当中澤)[/column_1]
Talk: Why Kikujiro Fukushima?
Many of photographs by Kikujio Fukushima, an anti-establishment photographer, still remain important. Keiko Nasu, a photo journalist who spent a lot time with Fukushima and Masashi Kohara, the curator of Fukushima’s exhibition will discuss why Fukushima’s work is still so significant today. [/column_1] Masashi Kohara As a researcher at Izu Photo Museum, Kohara has organised exhibitions by Nobuyoshi Araki, Manabu Miyazaki, Tazuko Masuyama, Ichiro Kojima. He also directed a film on Takuma Nakahira, The Man Who Became a Camera (2003).…
Artist Talk: Sarah Moon
Sarah Moon will share her unquie perspective. She will explore the use of color; how color changed her work and in turn how the color changes with the work. Bookings essential. Due to the limited number of seats booking limited to two people per booking. [/column_1] Sarah Moon[/column_1] We have closed the application for this event. Thank you for a lot of applicants![/column_1] [Fee] Free [Language] English with Japanese translation [Program name for reservation] Artist Talk: Sarah Moon[/column_1]
Artist Talk: Thierry Bouët
Join Thierry Bouët and be introduced to the babies and the making of this series. Learn about Thierry’s lengthy and diverse career, his transition from fashion to documentary photography, and his philosophy on photography. (Limited space. Booking advised). [/column_1] Thierry Bouët[/column_1] [/column_1] [Fee] Free [Language] English with Japanese translation [Program name for reservation] Artist Talk: Thierry Bouet[/column_1]
Artist Tour: Arno Rafael Minkkinen
Arno Rafael Minkkinen will give personal tour of his exhibition before the venue opens to the public. From the birth of an image to its aftermath, he will share what inspires the work, how it comes into being, and like the magician, resist giving anything away. Having an opportunity to speak directly with Arno, creates nonetheless the most intimate artistic experience one can have with his work. (Bookings required, limit 2 per booking).[/column_1] [/column_1] [/column_1] [Fee] Free [Language] English with…
Guimet presents: Tea and Life in Meiji Period
Join Guimet’s head of Photographic Collections Jerome Ghesquiere, and curator Claude Estebe to discuss the difficulties for Meiji photographers for a visual representation of the ubiquitous tea culture as seen in the Guimet collection. Depending of the nationality and interests of photographers their works balance between casual, formal, or exotic representations, using a wide range of supports and style. [/column_1] Jérôme Ghesquière – director of the Guimet Photo Collection Jérôme Ghesquière studied painting and photography at the National Fine Arts…
Artist Talk: Antony Cairns
Please join Antony Cairns and Simon Baker from the Tate Modern to talk about Cairn’s unusual and intriguing practice. Cairns seeks the imperfections of various traditional and experimental techniques within photography, using disused technology and traditional printing, he is often absorbed in the process of photographic image making. His work is presented in a variety of different yet also complementary ways that highlight and embrace the photographic medium in its complex entirety. He is also known for his delicate and…