Mao Ishikawa "What Can I Do?"
Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery
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Mao Ishikawa
This solo exhibition will present the major works of Okinawa-based photographer Mao Ishikawa (1953-), who has continued her energetic production activities since his early years, as well as new works from her "Great Ryukyu Photo Scroll" project, which he has been working on since 2014, to get a closer look at his real image.
Ishikawa's work was introduced at a museum outside of Okinawa in the group exhibition "Non-Sect Radical: Contemporary Photography III" at the Yokohama Museum of Art in 2004. Since then, after numerous exhibitions in Japan and abroad, a retrospective exhibition “Mao Ishikawa" was held at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum in 2021. This exhibition will be Ishikawa's first solo exhibition in Tokyo, based on the results of the retrospective.
Even though Ishikawa's photographs are in public collections in Japan and abroad and her activities are widely known, there have not been many opportunities to introduce the flow of her published work.
This exhibition will provide an overview of Ishikawa's career, from her early works to his most recent, and at the same time provide an opportunity to view her latest photographs taken on the geopolitical frontlines of contemporary Okinawa, which is still in a difficult situation despite the 70th anniversary of Okinawa's reversion to mainland Japan last year.
Ishikawa's work was introduced at a museum outside of Okinawa in the group exhibition "Non-Sect Radical: Contemporary Photography III" at the Yokohama Museum of Art in 2004. Since then, after numerous exhibitions in Japan and abroad, a retrospective exhibition “Mao Ishikawa" was held at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum in 2021. This exhibition will be Ishikawa's first solo exhibition in Tokyo, based on the results of the retrospective.
Even though Ishikawa's photographs are in public collections in Japan and abroad and her activities are widely known, there have not been many opportunities to introduce the flow of her published work.
This exhibition will provide an overview of Ishikawa's career, from her early works to his most recent, and at the same time provide an opportunity to view her latest photographs taken on the geopolitical frontlines of contemporary Okinawa, which is still in a difficult situation despite the 70th anniversary of Okinawa's reversion to mainland Japan last year.
Schedule | Oct 13 (Fri) 2023-Dec 24 (Sun) 2023 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥1400, University and High School Students ¥800, Junior High School Students and Under free. | ||||
| MuPon | ¥200 off / Up to 2 people / 200 yen discount for college and high school students. Cannot be combined with other discounts.  Download the TAB app to get a discount on entry to this event. ※Paid subscriber only | ||||
| Website | https://www.operacity.jp/ag/exh267/ | ||||
| Venue | Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery http://www.operacity.jp/en/ag/ | ||||
| Location | 3-20-2 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-1403 | ||||
| Access | 3 minute walk from the East exit of Hatsudai Station on the Keio New line, 11 minute walk from Sangubashi Station on the Odakyu Odawara line, 12 minute walk from exit A2 at Nishi-shinjuku-gochome Station on the Toei Oedo line. | ||||
| Phone | 050-5541-8600 (Hello Dial) |
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