"Art Topography by Taro Okamoto - Japan, 50 years ago" Exhibition
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At Taro Okamoto Museum of Art, Kawasaki
Media: Painting
Taro Okamoto traveled all over Japan in 1957 photographing people and keeping a travel journal for a project that he did for magazine "Geijutsu Shincho". He focused on each region's unique characteristics and did in-depth research on their traditions. The report was published in the magazine every month along with his art writing. This exhibition features Okamoto's photographs and revisits his ideas and critical messages.
Related Events:
-Special Lecture by Photographer Takeyoshi Tanuma
October 21st (Sun) 14:00-
Free.
70 seats available.
-Gallery Talk by Museum Curators
October 13th (Sat), 28th (Sun), November 10th (Sat), 18th (Sun), December 1st (Sat), 16th (Sun), each starting at 14:00. (40mins.)
Exhibition fee required.
[Image: "Akita, Girl makes a Kamakura" (1957)]
Schedule
From 2007-10-06 To 2008-01-14
Closed during New Year's Holidays December 28th - Janurary 3rd
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