Meeting Modernity 8
Unearthed outside of the city of Sano in Tochigi-ken, this portrait photography series documents Japan as it engaged with modernization and commercial photography in the Meiji and Taishō Periods.
The Meeting Modernity exhibition debuts next month at Young Art, a gallery in Los Angeles’ Highland park.
MEETING MODERNITY
September 13- October 4 2008
Opening Reception:
Saturday, September 13, 2008 7-10pm
More here.
August 25, 2008 at 1:57 am
I’m involved with a website which is a project of an NPO working in a rural town in Tokushima called Kamiyama. They have an annual artist in residence program which they started as a way to try and revitalize the rapidly depopulating mountain town. There is a photo album on the site which features a slowly growing collection of old photos borrowed from town residents and scanned, as well as a ton of more recent photos of the art activities in the town. You might find it interesting if you like stuff like the photo exhibit mentioned in this post.
http://www.in-kamiyama.jp/en/art/