This exhibition brings together a comprehensive selection of photographs from the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. Experience the radical visual language of fifteen influential artists who challenged conventional documentary styles. Displayed in the Sala Noble and Espacio ArteSonado, these experimental works reflect a period of intense post-war social change.
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This exhibition presents a comprehensive selection of photographs from the José Luis Soler Vila Collection, summarizing the revolution in post-World War II Japanese photography during the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. It features fifteen radical photographers who challenged conventional documentary styles with an experimental, subjective visual language that explored identity, urban life, and social change.
This exhibition brings together an extensive selection of photographs from the José Luis Soler Vila Collection, highlighting the contributions of photographers active during the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. The showcased artists, associated with the 'Vivo' cooperative and the influential magazine 'Provoke', rejected traditional documentary approaches to create a new, radical visual language. Their work emerged during a period of intense social and economic transformation in Japan, offering subjective expressions that invited reflection on topics such as tradition, urban life, and political protest. The installation features over ninety photographs from Takuma Nakahira’s 'Circulation: Date, Place, Events' project, which was originally performed during the 1971 Paris Biennial as a live art installation. These works, along with others, employ unusual angles, blurred effects, and high-contrast textures to challenge the viewer's perspective. By arranging these works according to iconographic affinities, the exhibition provides a deep dive into an experimental creative period that reshaped Japanese contemporary art and earned significant international recognition.
The exhibition is displayed in the Sala Noble and Espacio ArteSonado. Visitors are encouraged to check the museum's main website for general admission information and booking details regarding museum entry, which includes access to temporary exhibitions like this one.
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