Event

 

The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam, in cooperation with Consulate-General of Japan in Ho Chi Minh City,  proudly present a photography exhibition “Metamorphosis of Japan After the War: 1945-1964” from 17 October – 22 December in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and Danang.

This South-East and South Asia’s premier exhibition showcases 123 black-and white photographs by 11 renowned photographers to make a retrospective review of the Japanese society with full of creativity and energy during the turbulent period spanning from 1945 to 1964 that followed the World War II.

Artists include:

Ihee Kimura (1901 – 1974)

Ken Domon (1909 – 1990)

Tadahiko Hayashi (1918 – 1990)

Yasuhiro Ishimoto (1921 )

Hiroshi Hamaya (1915 – 1999)

Ikko Narahara (1931)

Shomei Tomatsu (1930)

Kikuji Kawada (1933)

Shigeichi Nagano (1925)

Takeyoshi Tanuma (1929)

Eikoh Hosoe (1933)

Curated by:    Tsuguo Tada, Marc Feustel

 

■ Exhibition information:

Organized by: The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam
Consulate-General of Japan in Ho Chi Minh City
Co-organized by: Ho Chi Minh City Museum

 

Ho Chi Minh City
Opening: 09:00 – Wednesday 17 October 2012
Duration:  Wednesday 17 – Monday 29 October
[Opening hours: 09:00 – 18:00, no closed days]
Venue: Ho Chi Minh City Museum
92 Le Thanh Ton, District 1, HCMC

 

Hanoi
Opening: 18:00 – Tuesday 20 November 2012
Duration: Wednesday 21 – Thursday 29 November
[Opening hours: 08:30 – 17:30, no closed days]
Venue: Ngo Quyen Exhibition Hall
16 Ngo Quyen, Hanoi

 

Danang
Opening: 17:00 – Thursday 13 December 2012
Duration: Friday 14 – Saturday 22 December
[Opening hours: 09:00 – 18:00, no closed days]
Venue:  Danang Heritage Management Center
78 Le Duan, Danang

Press release in English

Press release in Vietnamese

■ For inquiries on the exhibition, please contact at:

Ms. Nha (Ext. 115) / Mr. Yoshioka (0123-384-4138)

The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam

27 Quang Trung, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi, Vietnam       TEL 04-3944-7419    www.jpf.org.vn

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