Fotografie Forum Frankfurt
Braubachstraße 30-32, 60311 Frankfurt am Main
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Exhibition
I’M SO HAPPY YOU ARE HERE – JAPANESE WOMEN PHOTOGRAPHERS FROM THE 1950s TO NOW
Duration: May 24 – September 07, 2025
Opening: Friday, May 24, 2025, 7 pm
Kawauchi Rinko, Untitled, 2004; aus der Serie »the eyes, the ears«. Courtesy the artist and Aperture.
Featuring photographs from the 1950s to the present day this exhibition is the first to offer a new perspective on Japanese photography with a focus on Japanese women photographers and presenting female perspectives on everyday life in Japan and Japanese society. On view are works by more than twenty artists from different generations, including Ushioda Tokuko, Yanagi Miwa, Ninagawa Mika, Isiuchi Miyako, Hiromix, Narahashi Asako and Katayama Mari. Their work is characterised by a high degree of creativity and experimentation and is rarely seen outside Japan.
The Fotografie Forum Frankfurt presents the exhibition, curated by Lesley A. Martin, Takeuchi Mariko and Pauline Vermare, as the only stop in Germany on its world tour.
The exhibition is produced by Aperture in partnership with Rencontres d’Arles, with support from Kering | Women In Motion, Ishibashi Foundation, Anne Levy Charitable Trust, and 1970 Japan World’s Exposition Memorial Fund. Production coordinated in Japan by Masako Sato, Contact, Tokyo.
The exhibition at Fotografie Forum Frankfurt is made possible by Frauenreferat Frankfurt and Seiko.
FOTOGRAFIE FORUM FRANKFURT
The Fotografie Forum Frankfurt (FFF) is one of the leading centres of photography in Europe. As an exhibition space, institution and event forum the FFF deals with all aspects of photography. Since its founding in 1984 it has presented more than 290 exhibitions with historic and contemporary artists. Additionally, the programme of the FFF comprises of regular workshops, talks and discussions with internationally renowned photographers, artists and experts.
