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The Eyes of the Prayer : Photographs and Works of Shinya Fujiwara
Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art, Riverwalk Gallery
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Shinya Fujiwara
Shinya Fujiwara was born in Moji City (now Kitakyushu City), Fukuoka Prefecture in 1944. In 1983, his book "Tokyo Adrift" became a bestseller and shocked society, and "Memento Mori" was published in the same year. In 1989, he traveled to Western Europe, starting in the U.S. Upon his return to Japan, he turned his camera on Japan, including "Shonen no Harbor," shot in Moji Port, where he had spent his boyhood. Fifty years after the beginning of his journey, Fujiwara walked the Tohoku region immediately after the Great East Japan Earthquake. He also stood in the middle of a town left deserted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Fujiwara's vision of people living and eventually dying has been sublimated into the present tense of "Memento Mori” (Remember Death), which illuminates “the present" in a new form.
Fujiwara's expressive activities are noteworthy in that they traverse a wide range of media, including photography, writing, painting, and calligraphy, and he has achieved excellence in each area.
This exhibition brings together a selection of Fujiwara's photographic works from his early years to his latest works, with the keyword "prayer" as the central theme. The exhibition, a large-scale solo exhibition in Fujiwara's hometown of Kitakyushu, will be held simultaneously at the Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art and the Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Literature to present a three-dimensional view of Shinya Fujiwara's diverse work.
Fujiwara's expressive activities are noteworthy in that they traverse a wide range of media, including photography, writing, painting, and calligraphy, and he has achieved excellence in each area.
This exhibition brings together a selection of Fujiwara's photographic works from his early years to his latest works, with the keyword "prayer" as the central theme. The exhibition, a large-scale solo exhibition in Fujiwara's hometown of Kitakyushu, will be held simultaneously at the Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art and the Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Literature to present a three-dimensional view of Shinya Fujiwara's diverse work.
Schedule | Sep 10 (Sat) 2022-Nov 6 (Sun) 2022 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥1400, University and High School Students ¥1100, Junior High and Elementary School Students ¥700 | ||||
| Website | https://kmma.jp/exhibition/祈り・藤原新也the-eyes-of-the-prayer-photographs-and-works-of-shinya-fujiwara/ | ||||
| Venue | Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art, Riverwalk Gallery https://kmma.jp/ | ||||
| Location | 5F Riverwalk Kitakyushu, 1-1-1 Muromachi, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka 803-0812 | ||||
| Access | 6 minute walk from the South exit of Nishikokura Station on the JR Nippo and Kagoshima Main lines, 11 minute walk from the North exit of Heiwadori Station on the Kitakyushu Monorail. | ||||
| Phone | 093-562-3215 | ||||
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