From the mid-1990s onward, a new generation of Japanese photographers, which included many women, fluidly began mixing and matching traditional and modern subjects. Probing both the national sense of uncertainty that resulted from the collapse of the 1980s Japanese bubble economy and the changing role of women, the photography from this period can best be… Continue reading Caught Between Two Worlds: Japanese Photobooks from the Mid-1990s to the Present – Russet Lederman
Month: June 2011
Father
Fathers Day is the third Sunday of June. Here is a sampling on photobooks relating to Father. Ray’s a laugh by Richard Billingham R TR681.F28 B55 1996 “This book is about my close family. My father Raymond is a chronic alcoholic. He doesn’t like going outside and mostly drinks homebrew. My mother Elizabeth hardly drinks… Continue reading Father
Flag Day
Thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white, with a blue rectangle in the canton bearing fifty small white, five pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars. .The American photobook that features the American flag on the cover… Continue reading Flag Day
Nature Within
Nature Within ISE CULTURAL FOUNDATION @ FRONT SPACE June 3 – July 1, 2011 Curated by Minny Lee Opening Reception: Friday June 3, 5:30-7:30pm ISE CULTURAL FOUNDATION @ FRONT SPACE Is located at 555 Broadway, New York, New York 10012 (Between Prince and Spring Street). The opening hours are Tuesday – Saturday 11am – 6pm Nature… Continue reading Nature Within