TOKYO PHOTOGRAPHIC ART MUSEUM
EXHIBITION
EXHIBITION
ALEC SOTH
Alec Soth is an American photographer who focuses on the landscapes and social context of the midwestern United States, where he was born, raised, and still lives (specifically in Minneapolis, Minnesota). Inspired by pioneers of documentary photography like Walker Evans and Stephen Shore, Soth typically depicts solitary and eccentric figures set against everyday urban environments and domestic settings in his work. This solo exhibition takes its point of departure from his acclaimed series I Know How Furiously Your Heart is Beating (2019), the title of which is the final line of Wallace Stevens’s poem “The Gray Room.” The selection of works represents a reorientation of Soth’s practice toward a deeper connection with his subjects following a yearlong hiatus, during which he stopped traveling and did not pick up his camera.
Also on display will be Contemporary Japanese Photography Vol. 21, the latest edition of the museum’s annual survey of new talents and creative directions in Japanese photography.
VENUE
VENUE
TOKYO PHOTOGRAPHIC ART MUSEUM
- C7
- Ebisu
Founded in 1995, the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum is the city’s premier institution for photography and moving images. The museum’s programming spans three galleries and is grounded in its world-class holdings of more than 37,000 works. Its yearly calendar of approximately 20 exhibitions includes collection-based exhibitions and thematic shows that reflect the curators’ deep expertise in Japanese and international photographic and moving-image art. Since 2009 the museum has hosted the annual Yebisu International Festival for Art & Alternative Visions, an international survey of contemporary image practices. The museum’s screening program showcases moving-image works that explore the relationship between art and humanity.
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