Tsuchida Hiromi's Nippon

Dec. 15, 2007—Feb. 20, 2008

• Dec. 15, 2007—Feb. 20, 2008
• Closed Monday (Tuesday if Monday is a national holiday)
• Admission：Adults ￥500（400）／College Students ￥400（320）／High School and Junior Hight School Students, Over 65 ￥250（200）

※December 28, 2007 10:00-18:00
※January 2 to 4, 2008 New Year's Special Opening Days 11:00-18:00

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The Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography is proud to announce an exhibition of the work of Tsuchida Hiromi.
Since he committed himself to photography in the late 1960s, Tsuchida has captured the swiftly transforming face of Japan through iconic themes such as local customs, Hiroshima, rapid economic growth, and the economic bubble. Tsuchida's perspective is always unique, each work has a clear concept, and through it he expresses, using a series of experimental approaches, his awareness of issues confronting Japan as a nation. This photographer's work has evolved in contrasting modes of self expression and scrupulous documentary. Through it he provides a nuanced appreciation of the problems Japan harbors in terms of their social and historical context.
The work of Tsuchida Hiromi is a major focus of the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum's collection. This exhibition includes both photographs from the collection and other work to present a comprehensive view of his oeuvre, including recent work. In these troubled times, Tsuchida's photographs may provide new insight into ways to reconsider the relationship between Japan and the self.


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Works in the Exhibition
■PartI Japanese
○ ZOKUSHIN : Gods of the Earth: Myself joined to the past (1968-1974)
○ Counting Grains of Sand : Expanding economy and urbanizing myself (1975-1989)
○ Party : The Bubble economy and me dancing (1980-1990)
○ New Counting Grains of Sand : New Century and myself becoming fake (1995-2004)
○ ZOKUSHIN : Gods of the Earth, Continued : Codifying the Japanese festivals (1980-2004)
■PartII Hiroshima
○ Hiroshima, 1945-1979 (1976-1979)
○ Hiroshima Monument (1979-1983)
○ Hiroshima Collection (1982-1994)
■PartIII Daily Self-Portraits
○ Aging - Myself shifting through time (Since July, 1986), Video work, installation

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---Floor Lecture---
Floor Lectures (Gallery Talks) are given by the curators from 2pm on the second and fourth Fridays of every month while the exhibition is open(spoken in Japanese).
They are open to everyone who has a ticket.
Please wait at the entrance of the exhibition room.