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Minoru Hirata “Sentimental Tokyo 1949-1970”
Taka Ishii Gallery Photography / Film
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Minoru Hirata
Minoru Hirata’s second solo exhibition with the gallery will present approximately 26 photographs of Tokyo’s urban landscape and inhabitants on the street. These images, selected from the titular series, capture the changing social realities of the city between the immediate postwar period and the era of rapid economic growth.
Minoru Hirata began working as a freelance photojournalist in the 1950s, when realism emerged in Japanese photography. Since then, he consistently shot Tokyo, its manners and scenes, and its people. In the immediate postwar period, people were shining the shoes of soldiers of the occupation forces and selling goods on the street. While confronting this social reality, Hirata also captured Tokyoites’ remarkable resilience and strength and saw that they constituted a city filled with hope for the future. He trained his compassionate gaze at wide-eyed children at kamishibai street theater performances and local festivals; chindonya marching bands; and portable shrines carried by women. His works capture nostalgic scenes and customs that would soon be transformed or disappear altogether and vividly convey the emotions of the era.
Minoru Hirata began working as a freelance photojournalist in the 1950s, when realism emerged in Japanese photography. Since then, he consistently shot Tokyo, its manners and scenes, and its people. In the immediate postwar period, people were shining the shoes of soldiers of the occupation forces and selling goods on the street. While confronting this social reality, Hirata also captured Tokyoites’ remarkable resilience and strength and saw that they constituted a city filled with hope for the future. He trained his compassionate gaze at wide-eyed children at kamishibai street theater performances and local festivals; chindonya marching bands; and portable shrines carried by women. His works capture nostalgic scenes and customs that would soon be transformed or disappear altogether and vividly convey the emotions of the era.
Schedule | Mar 9 (Sat) 2019-Apr 27 (Sat) 2019 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Website | https://www.takaishiigallery.com/en/archives/24949/ | ||||
| Venue | Taka Ishii Gallery Photography / Film http://www.takaishiigallery.com/ | ||||
| Location | 2F Axis Bldg., 5-17-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032 | ||||
| Access | 8 minute walk from exit 3 at Roppongi Station on the Hibiya or Toei Oedo line, 8 minute walk from exit 1 at Roppongi-itchome Station on the Namboku line. | ||||
| Phone | 03-6447-1035 | ||||
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