About The Book
From the severity of post-war Realism to the diversity and technical ingenuity of the present, via movements and groups such as Vivo in the 1960s and ‘girls’ photography’ in the 1990s, this visually bold and richly volume traces the development of Japanese photography since 1945. Interleaved are new interviews with some of the most influential practitioners in photographic history, from Moriyama Daido to Araki Nobuyoshi and Kawauchi Rinko.
Lena Fritsch writes with imagination and clarity, interrogating a cross-section of photographic movements and works against the vivid, shifting backdrop of Japanese social, cultural and political history. The result is both an accessible introduction and an illuminating work of analysis for general readers and aficionados alike. Publisher’s Info
Book:
-> Ravens & Red Lipstick Japanese Photography Since 1945
About The Editor
Lena Fritsch is a curator and art historian, currently working as the inaugural Curator of Modern & Contemporary Art at the Ashmolean Museum (University of Oxford). One focus of her work is Japanese art and photography of the 20th and 21st century and she is an experienced translator of the Japanese language. She has published on a wide range of modern art, including the work of A.R. Penck, Ibrahim El-Salahi, Alberto Giacometti, Ishiuchi Miyako, Morimura Yasumasa, Agnes Martin, and art in Tokyo.
Editor:
-> Lena Fritsch
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A Quick Look Inside The Book
Spreads from the book Ravens & Red Lipstick Japanese Photography Since 1945 by Lena Fritsch courtesy of Thames & Hudson.
About The Publisher
Thames & Hudson was founded in 1949 by Walter and Eva Neurath. Today, still an independent, family-owned company, Thames & Hudson is one of the world’s leading publishers of illustrated books with over 2,000 titles in print. They publish books across all areas of visual creativity: the arts (fine, applied, decorative, performing), architecture, design, photography, fashion, film and music, and also archaeology, history and popular culture.
Publisher:
-> Thames & Hudson
Header Photo: Untitled, 1971, Sentimental Journey series © Araki Nobuyoshi by courtesy of Thames & Hudson