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Rinko Kawauchi "Illuminance, Ametsuchi, Seeing Shadow"
Tokyo Photographic Art Museum
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Rinko Kawauchi
The Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography is delighted to present the solo exhibition entitled Rinko Kawauchi: Illuminance, Ametsuchi, Seeing Shadow, devoted to the work of Rinko Kawauchi, a photographer who has exemplified the period from 2000 on, winning support largely from the younger generation, and has also achieved renown on the international stage.
This exhibition, Rinko Kawauchi's first solo exhibition at a museum in the Tokyo area, will introduce Illuminance, which mainly consists of recent work in the 6 x 6 cm format, the style of photography that is almost synonymous with this artist, as well as her latest work, Ametsuchi and Seeing Shadow, series being exhibited for the first time.
Rinko Kawauchi has spent nearly 15 years shooting the photographs that make up the Illuminance series, in which we see a deepening of themes that first appeared in her Utatane series, for which she won the 2002 Kimura Ihee Award. Here again we see, with a greater depth of style, everyday private scenes shot in a way that illuminates the universal brilliance of life. The artist's unique world of images develops spatially, mingling light and dark, life and death, beauty and sadness in a large number of momentary scenes. The new Ametsuchi and Seeing Shadow series, which include both large prints and video works, create intuitive depictions of the cosmic order, the connection between heaven and earth, primitive scenes, through a variety of earthly phenomena, including the burning off of the fields around Mt. Aso in early spring. A group of photographs photographed with a large-format 4 x 5 inch camera and presented as large-scale prints, about two meters wide, combined with an experiential video presentation on a large screen reflect a view of the world on a huge scale not seen in Kawauchi's earlier work.
The exhibition consists of approximately 80 works that present the essence and fascination of Rinko Kawauchi's creative cosmos and draws close to new developments.
This exhibition, Rinko Kawauchi's first solo exhibition at a museum in the Tokyo area, will introduce Illuminance, which mainly consists of recent work in the 6 x 6 cm format, the style of photography that is almost synonymous with this artist, as well as her latest work, Ametsuchi and Seeing Shadow, series being exhibited for the first time.
Rinko Kawauchi has spent nearly 15 years shooting the photographs that make up the Illuminance series, in which we see a deepening of themes that first appeared in her Utatane series, for which she won the 2002 Kimura Ihee Award. Here again we see, with a greater depth of style, everyday private scenes shot in a way that illuminates the universal brilliance of life. The artist's unique world of images develops spatially, mingling light and dark, life and death, beauty and sadness in a large number of momentary scenes. The new Ametsuchi and Seeing Shadow series, which include both large prints and video works, create intuitive depictions of the cosmic order, the connection between heaven and earth, primitive scenes, through a variety of earthly phenomena, including the burning off of the fields around Mt. Aso in early spring. A group of photographs photographed with a large-format 4 x 5 inch camera and presented as large-scale prints, about two meters wide, combined with an experiential video presentation on a large screen reflect a view of the world on a huge scale not seen in Kawauchi's earlier work.
The exhibition consists of approximately 80 works that present the essence and fascination of Rinko Kawauchi's creative cosmos and draws close to new developments.
Schedule | May 12 (Sat) 2012-Jul 16 (Mon) 2012 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥700, Students ¥600, High and Junior High School Students and those over the age of 65 ¥500 | ||||
| Venue | Tokyo Photographic Art Museum http://topmuseum.jp/e/contents/index.html  | ||||
| Location | Yebisu Garden Place, 1-13-3 Mita, Meguro-ku, 153-0062 Tokyo | ||||
| Access | 7 minute walk from the East exit of Ebisu Station on the JR Yamanote and Saikyo lines, 11 minute walk from exit 1 at Ebisu Station on the Hibiya line. | ||||
| Phone | 03-3280-0099 | ||||
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