Exhibition of Japanese Prints of 1970s opens

Japanese ambassador inaugurates exhibition showcasing 14 artists behind print movement in Japanese contemporary art

ISLAMABAD:

An exhibition of “Photographic Images and Matter: Japanese Prints of the 1970s” was inaugurated by Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan Wada Mitsuhiro on the premises of the National Art Gallery in Islamabad on Wednesday.

The show was organised by the Japan Foundation and the Embassy of Japan in Pakistan in collaboration with the Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA).

A large number of artists, art students and guests attended the event.

The Japan Foundation’s newly organised travelling exhibition “Photographic Images and Matter: Japanese Prints of the 1970s” which is curated by the curator Kyoji Takizawa focuses on print expressions from the 1970s as seen in the work of 14 artists who helped develop a print movement in the world of Japanese contemporary art.

Divided into two sections, the exhibition showcases “The Age of Photographic Images,” which focuses on the use of photographic images in the print medium, and “Images of Autonomous Matter,” which focuses on works that were shaped by the intentions of matter. The exhibition aims to give a deeper understanding of contemporary art trends of the 1970s which were triggered by the print medium.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 9^th, 2023.