Taka Ishii Gallery Kyoto

Nakaji Yasui, (Gaze), 1931
Gelatin silver print

Taka Ishii Gallery Kyoto is pleased to present an exhibition of Nakaji Yasui’s work between 25 March and 7 May. This exhibition features 30 works included in Nakaji Yasui Portfolio, published by Taka Ishii Gallery in Autumn 2010.

Nakaji Yasui was active between the 1920s until the early 1940s, and worked primarily in West Japan; he is known as one of the leading figures in Japanese photographic history. During the early period when Japanese photography began to follow global tendencies, Nakaji Yasui enthusiastically engaged with new art theories, considering at an extremely in-depth level how these theories could be relevantly expanded into Japan at the time. Exerting a significant impact on notable contemporary photographers such as Daido Moriyama, Yasui’s extent work provides an important viewpoint in considering the wider spheres of not only photography, but modern artistic practices. In comparison to his contemporaries, he did not produce many works in his lifetime, and only a limited number of prints exist today. However, with the portfolio—in addition to his representative work, Displaced Jews and the Yamane Circus series—we have included thirty modern prints that narrate the photographer’s wide experimentation. This exhibition seeks to reveal a full, vivid portrait of Nakaji Yasui and the essence of his honed art. Also, with the assistance of Nakao Yasui, we will be specially exhibiting an original copy of the collotype printedNakaji Yasui Complete Works (1942), published immediately after his death.

Nakaji Yasui Portfolio
Publication: Taka Ishii Gallery 
Editorial Supervision: Yuri Mitsuda (Curator at The Shoto Museum of Art) 
Cooperation: Nakao Yasui and Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art 
Print Production: Kazuyoshi Hidai (GINYUDO) 
Number of Works: Total of 30 pieces 
Print size: 432 x 356 mm 
Publication Edition of 15 
Essays, commentary and biography are included 
Retail price: ¥ 1,500,000- (excl. tax)

Update from Taka Ishii Gallery

Taka Ishii Gallery offers our prayers to all those who lost their lives in the March 11 Tohoku Earthquake and its ensuing aftermath, as well as our sympathy to the survivors and their families. 

The solo exhibition of Marijke van Warmerdam scheduled from Mar. 30 at Taka Ishii Gallery (Kiyosumi, Tokyo) has been postponed. The gallery will present a memorial exhibition "NOART" from Wednesday, Mar. 30 through April 28 in consideration of those who lost their lives as a consequence of the earthquake.

Taka Ishii Gallery (Kiyosumi, Tokyo) and Taka Ishii Gallery Photography / Film (Roppongi, Tokyo) will be closed through Monday, Mar. 21. Taka Ishii Gallery Kyoto will remain open for regular business hours. 

We would like to express our most sincere appreciation to our many friends who have so kindly offered wards of support during this most challenging time. 

 

 

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Tonight: Live Event at Taka Ishii

This Friday: Cerith Wyn Evans at Taka Ishii Gallery with Live Performance by Keiji Haino

“Un Coup de dés jamais n'abolira le hasard”, 2009
1 of 22 perforated book pages, framed 
each 32.5 x 24.7 cm

This Friday, February 26th from six to eight Taka Ishii Gallery will be holding an opening reception for their new exhibition of Cerith Wyn Evans' work. Starting at 7:30 there will be a live performance by Keiji Haino, do not miss it!! Click here for more information.

Tonight: Live Event at Taka Ishii

Clear Your Calendars: G-TOKYO 2011

Alfredo Jaar Solo Exhibition, Kenji Taki Gallery

The most anticipated Tokyo art fair of the year is just around the corner. G-TOKYO 2011, no in its second year, will again be held at the Mori Arts Center Gallery where leading commercial galleries in town will compete for attention. This year the event will incorporate the two-day art fair (February 19th and 20th), followed by exhibition week (February 21–27). This year's exhibitors are: ARATANIURANO, Gallery Koyanagi, Gallery Side 2, hiromiyoshii, KENJI TAKI GALLERY, Kodama Gallery, Tomio Koyama Gallery, Mizuma Art Gallery, Ota Fine Arts, Scai the Bathhouse, ShugoArts, Taka Ishii Gallery, TARONASU, WAKO WORKS OF ART and Yamanoto Gendai. 

For mor information please visit the event website.