22 August 2014
‘Quietness in noise’ – Opening reception on 23 August, 5-8pm. Presented by Subject Matter in collaboration with SPoN! The show continues until 3 September. Proceeds from the crowd-sourced photographic artwork will go to the Japan Emergency Network (JEN NPO), in order to support those affected by the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami.
Read on24 April 2014
Shinichi Adachi’s solo photography exhibition, Calling is a collection of portrait photographs centring around the relationship between people and a classic telephone. The models were encouraged to express themselves and this allows the viewers imagine the circumstances in which the models found themselves. The exhibition will be held on Saturday 26 April at the Camera Café in Bloomsbury.
Read on19 November 2013
The workshop Sengū of the Ise Shrine: Rituals, Myths, and Politics is being hosted by the Centre for the Study of Japanese Religions (CSJR) at SOAS, on 21 and 22 November 2013. The event offers a platform for international scholars to exchange the findings of their latest research, and to disseminate knowledge to scholars and
Read on4 November 2013
The exhibition NATURAL FLUX is a unique exploration of nature as contemporary art, through the medium of bonsai and will be showing at Brick Lane Gallery Annexe (93-95 Sclater Street) 6th-11th November. NATURAL FLUX was initiated by professional bonsai specialist Peter Warren and is the continuation of an idea which dates back over 150 years in Japanese
Read on14 October 2013
The artist talk on 15 October, connected to the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation’s current exhibition Acting Out of Nothingness: from the APT Collection included the Director of the APT Institute, Justin R. Merino, who will describe the work of his organisation and exhibiting artist Kanako Sasaki, who introduced her photography and the thoughts and processes that inform her work. London-based Japanese photographer Tomoko Yoneda whose work addresses similar themes led a discussion on journalism, history and contemporary photography.
Read on13 September 2013
Arebyte Gallery is very proud to present Takahito Irie’s first ever solo show in the UK, Influence – part of his ongoing project, H/U/M/A/N/M/A/C/H/I/N/E, in which he explores the boundaries between the natural and the artificial. The project has been shown previously in Seoul, Beijing, Tokyo and Weimar, Germany. The show will run from 3-31 October 2013.
Read on11 April 2013
In continuing its exploration and presentation of important Japanese photography, the Michael Hoppen Gallery, in the heart of Chelsea, will stage major solo shows of two of its grand masters: Nobuyoshi Araki and later in the year, Miyako Ishiuchi.
Read on25 February 2013
Two Years After: Remembering the Devastation and Celebrating Hope The Great East Japan Earthquake Press Photo Exhibition Comes to London in March Opening Hours: 5 – 17 March 2013 (11am – 6pm) Location:Oxo Tower Gallery, Oxo Tower Wharf, Bargehouse Street South Bank London SE1 9PH The Asahi Shimbun and Mitsubishi Corporation will co-host The Great
Read on26 November 2012
On 7 November, I was lucky enough to go on an early morning tour of the William Klein and Daido Moriyama exhibition at the Tate Modern, expertly guided by Juliet Bingham, who, with Dr Simon Baker, curated the dual-retrospective of these two pioneering giants of photography. On display are over 300 photographs, stills and films dating from the 1950s
Read on2 November 2012
Here is a review of two current Japan-related exhibitions. As these shows are in their last week(s) in London, I urge you to make the time to see them.
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