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A smile crossed my face as I read an article by Amy Chozick in The New York Times travel section about her recent trip to Tokyo. How could she know so well those feelings of familiarity, yet otherworldliness that I experience every time I go to Tokyo – a place I’ve taken to calling a… Continue reading Parallel Universe: Tokyo Through Western Eyes
On Tuesday afternoon, 16 September, a small gathering of Friends of ICP Library, artists, curators and ICP supporters celebrated Ishiuchi Miyako, this year's Hasselblad winner at a reception in Bacaro on Division Street as guests of ICP Trustee and Friends of the Library Co-Chair Stephanie Shuman and esteemed gallerist and publisher Andrew Roth. A toast… Continue reading Friends of ICP Library Toast Ishiuchi Miyako
No stranger to the horrific health consequences caused by nuclear radiation, the Japanese people were plunged into a state of national uncertainty and fear on March 11, 2011 when a devastating earthquake and tsunami severely damaged northern Tohoku and its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. As the population was reeling from reports of extreme structural… Continue reading Hidden Dangers: Japanese Photobooks in the Shadow of Fukushima
Maria Lokke of the New Yorker interviewed several 10x10 specialists and shared their comments in yesterday's Photo Booth blog. ICP's Deirdre Donohue and Christopher Phillips offered insights into their selection process. Check out the complete article at http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/photobooth/2012/09/10x10-japanese-photobooks.html#slide_ss_0=1
Please join us this evening from 7 - 9 PM at the opening reception for the 10x10 Japanese Photobooks Reading Room. ICP – Bard MFA Studio Space 24-20 Jackson Avenue, 3rd Floor, Long Island City (Across the street from MoMA PS1 and the New York Art Book Fair) Friday, September 28 through Sunday, September 30,… Continue reading 10×10 Japanese Photobooks Reading Room – September 28-30 from 3-9 PM
10x10 Japanese Photobooks As part of 10x10 Japanese Photobooks, a pop-up reading room of 100 Japanese photobooks at the ICP-Bard MFA Studios from September 28-30, 2012 and an online resource space at Photo(o)lia, Monsters & Madonnas features one 10x10 reading room specialist per day. Reading room and online contributors have each been asked to suggest… Continue reading 10×10 Reading Room (Day 10): Akio Nagasawa / BLD Gallery
10x10 Japanese Photobooks As part of 10x10 Japanese Photobooks, a pop-up reading room of 100 Japanese photobooks at the ICP-Bard MFA Studios from September 28-30, 2012 and an online resource space at Photo(o)lia, Monsters & Madonnas features one 10x10 reading room specialist per day. Reading room and online contributors have each been asked to suggest… Continue reading 10×10 Reading Room (Day 9): Kunihiro Takahashi / Tosei sha
10x10 Japanese Photobooks As part of 10x10 Japanese Photobooks, a pop-up reading room of 100 Japanese photobooks at the ICP-Bard MFA Studios from September 28-30, 2012 and an online resource space at Photo(o)lia, Monsters & Madonnas features one 10x10 reading room specialist per day. Reading room and online contributors have each been asked to suggest… Continue reading 10×10 Reading Room (Day 8): Christopher Phillips + Deirdre Donohue / International Center of Photography
10x10 Japanese Photobooks As part of 10x10 Japanese Photobooks, a pop-up reading room of 100 Japanese photobooks at the ICP-Bard MFA Studios from September 28-30, 2012 and an online resource space at Photo(o)lia, Monsters & Madonnas features one 10x10 reading room specialist per day. Reading room and online contributors have each been asked to suggest… Continue reading 10×10 Reading Room (Day 7): Tomoka Aya / The Third Gallery Aya
10x10 Japanese Photobooks As part of 10x10 Japanese Photobooks, a pop-up reading room of 100 Japanese photobooks at the ICP-Bard MFA Studios from September 28-30, 2012 and an online resource space at Photo(o)lia, Monsters & Madonnas features one 10x10 reading room specialist per day. Reading room and online contributors have each been asked to suggest… Continue reading 10×10 Reading Room (Day 6): Yasunori Hoki / Super Labo
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