Representation know the Japanese unique culture

Current,Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of PhotographyIn,Three of the exhibition by Japanese artists of various genres has been held at the same time. It was reflect the post-war figure of Japan to be transformed through one of the photographer's line of sight"Tsuchida Hiromi Japan of", It was pursuing the possibility of a new expression in the collaboration of the different color of Media Art and Literature"Tactile literature", It stimulated a sense of realistic everyday pick up the up-and-coming artists of every year attention"Japan's up-and-coming writer vol.6 Still / Alive". Through these exhibitions, it will be able to feel the changing of expression and society of Japan unique.

on the other handTobacco and Salt MuseumIn,『幕末ニッポン 〜ハリスと黄昏(たそがれ)の大君(たいくん)の都〜』It held, in addition to the documentation for the Townsend Harris, who served as first generation Ambassador Consul General, is introducing the social conditions of Japan's Edo period to be turbulent in such as ukiyo-e and old photographs. It celebrated the opening 20 anniversaryFoundation Tokuri MuseumIn『からくさ−中島誠之助コレクション−』Such as, through a memorial exhibition of over one year, we have introduced their own sense of beauty in Japan, such as art and antiques. Such as New Year's Eve and New Year's visit to a Shinto shrine, there are many opportunities to feel the spirit of the Japanese culture in the national event end of the year. Through these various artistic expression, it would be nice opportunity to see the Japan-specific national character and manners.

Than "Sequel profane God" symbol of the Japan Festival (1980-2004)

title:
Tsuchida Hiromi of Japan
Venue:
Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography
Holding period:
2007年12月15日〜2008年2月20日

「1960年代終わりから写真家として活動を開始した土田ヒロミは、日本の土俗的な文化、ヒロシマ、高度経済成長、バブル経済などのテーマを通して、変貌する日本の姿を撮り続けています。氏の視点は常にユニークで、作品ごとに明確なコンセプトを持ち、日本という国に対する問題意識を、実験的ともいえるアプローチで表現しています。 本展では、当館が重点的にコレクションした土田作品に加え、最新作を含め氏の作家活動の軌跡を一堂にご紹介いたします。パート1では、日本の行動様式や生活意識を通して『日本人』の姿を捉えた作品を5つのシリーズから、またパート2では、1976年から原爆の惨事を3部作によって記録しはじめた『ヒロシマ』をご紹介いたします。さらに、パート3では、氏のセルフポートレート作品『Aging』をビデオ作品とインスタレーションでお楽しみいただけます。新たな時代が動き始めた現在、土田作品を見ることで、日本という国と自分自身との関わりを考察する機会となることでしょう。」(東京都写真美術館)

"Counting the new Sand" 1995- Since 2004

Yasumasa Morimura "Requiem 2 to someone."

title:
Tactile literature
Venue:
Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography
Holding period:
2007年12月15日〜2008年2月17日
「本展では、純文学と視覚芸術・メディアアートとの接点に焦点をあて、現代に活躍する文学作家とメディアアーティストのコラボレーションを行います。本来は読む人のイマジネーションにゆだねられる文学作品の世界を、多様なかたちで視覚化します。 展示を構成する3つのパート、○テキストを耳で聴く/目で見る、○小説の中に描かれた風景の再現、○古典作品へのオマージュ、について、講談社『群像』と NHKエンタープライズの企画協力を得て小説家とアーティストによる新作プロジェクトを制作し、関連事業としてトークや特集刊行を行います。 文学と映像メディアを独自の視点で結びつけ、その共存と、時には競い合う交差を通して、新たな領域と表現の可能性を開拓し探ろうという試みです。参加型の作品群に触れ、私たちの手のひらにこぼれる文学と映像メディアの美しさを体験してみましょう。」(東京都写真美術館)

HomuraHiro × Yoko Ishii (NTT Cyber ​​Solutions Laboratories) "palm Interface"

Hitoshi Ohashi "SEA" 2007, photographic works

title:
Japan's up-and-coming writer vol.6 Still / Alive
Venue:
Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography
Holding period:
2007年12月22日〜2008年2月20日
"Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography is held at the annual format" exhibition falls on the 6th of up-and-coming writer Exhibition "in Japan," the life and time of modern people, the expression "the theme to the four photo / video artist of the current 30s to introduce a focus. Mariya Seiko (Ise Seiko 1969 grade photos and video artist) of the exhibiting artists, Hitoshi Ohashi (Ohashi Jin photographer 1972 grade), Koki Tanaka (Tanaka Kooki artist 1975 grade ), Toshihiro Yashiro (1970 grader Yashiro, Toshihiro artist) is pleased to announce the work with a focus on new work.
The "Still / Alive" is that of the still and motion, represents the photo / video from the perspective of time. Writers while receiving a constant communion stimulation and realistic everyday world, will continue to the time of the image to form. There are a premonition of past memories and future, and the time of the "now" is engraved. At the same time, this title is also the metaphor of a "exhibition" that place and its outside "reality". This exhibition various time consciousness that has been put to work, and the time representation, people to see the exhibition, interlaced have time to spend the people involved there, that the sense of living "now here" is shared aiming it is. "(Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography)

Toshihiro Yashiro "rotation times LIVE! S high school graduation ceremony venue" 2007 photographic works

"Exotic words Rango" Utagawa Yoshiiku picture spread first year (1860), May 12 (Tobacco & Salt Museum collection)

title:
幕末ニッポン 〜ハリスと黄昏(たそがれ)の大君(たいくん)の都〜
Venue:
Tobacco and Salt Museum
Holding period:
2007年11月23日〜2008年1月4日

In the exhibition, in addition to the documentation for the Townsend Harris, who served as first generation Ambassador Consul General, old photographs, is a further new discovery of documents "Fumihisa diary (Fumihisa year that copy the ukiyo-e and the Edo period of situations depicting the social situation of the Edo period Edo stay recording), "center and of Kuwana samurai, to introduce the social conditions of the Edo period Japan to be turbulent.

"2008 will hit the 150 anniversary of the US-Japan amity trade treaty. In this special exhibition, focusing on the Townsend Harris, who served as first generation Ambassador Consul General (minister later), footprints of up to return home from a visit to Japan of Harris together with the introduction in such as old photographs and restoration materials, Harris and dominating foreign people in the photos and real materials to the same period in Japan, will be on display as well, such as cultural relics that came from abroad. in addition, for at the time of the incidents and events drawn painting, exhibition such as documents, will introduce the turbulent of Edo period Japan social conditions in about 200 points of the article. "(Tobacco & Salt Museum / 袰地's)

"Yokohama trade Westerners luggage transportation view" Gokumotei Sadahidega / large-format color woodblock print five Connection (Yokohama Archives of History collection)

title:
開館20周年記念特別展 からくさ−中島誠之助コレクション−
Venue:
Foundation Tokuri Museum
Holding period:
2007年10月2日〜2007年12月24日
"The hotel's exhibition every time, we have an exhibition decide the theme from inside the mansion built goods, Upon actual marks the 20th anniversary of opening this year, to commemorate this, grass husband from antique shop in working as a connoisseur - we will hold a special exhibition by Seinosuke Nakajima's collection. out of a certain Seinosuke Nakajima's collections in the spark of the boom with Ko-Imari dyed, will exhibit dyed with porcelain of Ko-Imari with a focus on arabesque pattern. "(Foundation Tokuri Museum of Art)

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