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Takashi Homma "Tokyo Suburbia 1998 → Olympia 2023"
Taro Nasu
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Takashi Homma
This marks the seventh solo exhibition at Taro Nasu, showcasing a series of works with urban Tokyo as the main theme. The photography collection "Tokyo Suburbia," released in 1998, depicted the scenes of Tokyo as described by Shinji Miyadai as a "never-ending everyday life," immersing in the lukewarm happiness, and brought Takashi Homma's name to the world.
In 2015, Homma once again focused on Tokyo as a subject. This was a project spanning six years, capturing the city's transformation towards the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, presented as a series in the magazine Casa Brutus.
In this exhibition, the legendary series "Tokyo Suburbia" and "Tokyo New Scapes" are displayed in the same space, showcasing the transformation of Tokyo, the monstrous city. What did Homma's camera capture beyond the seemingly endless tranquility that was obtained in exchange for a sense of confinement and that met its end? What is the history that the Tokyo Olympics 2020 engraved in Tokyo, approximately half a century after the iconic event of the Tokyo Olympics 1964, spoken of as a symbol of the high economic growth period?
Overlap partially with the solo exhibition "Impromptu Takashi Homma" at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography (held until January 21, 2024), this exhibition raises questions about the past and future of Homma's artistic world. It gathers Homma's works, which differ from his recent fascination with the camera obscura, inviting viewers to contemplate the breadth of his artistic world.
In 2015, Homma once again focused on Tokyo as a subject. This was a project spanning six years, capturing the city's transformation towards the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, presented as a series in the magazine Casa Brutus.
In this exhibition, the legendary series "Tokyo Suburbia" and "Tokyo New Scapes" are displayed in the same space, showcasing the transformation of Tokyo, the monstrous city. What did Homma's camera capture beyond the seemingly endless tranquility that was obtained in exchange for a sense of confinement and that met its end? What is the history that the Tokyo Olympics 2020 engraved in Tokyo, approximately half a century after the iconic event of the Tokyo Olympics 1964, spoken of as a symbol of the high economic growth period?
Overlap partially with the solo exhibition "Impromptu Takashi Homma" at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography (held until January 21, 2024), this exhibition raises questions about the past and future of Homma's artistic world. It gathers Homma's works, which differ from his recent fascination with the camera obscura, inviting viewers to contemplate the breadth of his artistic world.
Schedule | Jan 13 (Sat) 2024-Feb 10 (Sat) 2024 Opening Hours Information
Opening Reception Jan 13 (Sat) 2024 17:00 - 19:00 | ||||
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Venue | Taro Nasu http://www.taronasugallery.com/en/  | ||||
| Location | 4F Piramide Bldg., 6-6-9 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032 | ||||
| Access | 2 minute walk from exit 1b at Roppongi Station on the Hbiya or Toei Oedo line, 12 minute walk from exit 3 at Nogizaka Station on the Chiyoda line, 13 minute walk from exit 7 at Azabu-juban Station on the Namboku or Toei Oedo line. | ||||
| Phone | 03-5786-6900 | ||||
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