Description
Book SynopsisAn accessible and visually rich study of Japanese photography since 1945 by an experienced curator specializing in Japanese art and culture.
Trade Review'An expansive, informative book' - Tatler
'Lena Fritsch's vivid commentary and nuanced scholarship contextualise the influential characters, important works and entangled political movements of a fascinating history' - Aesthetica
'Vast and luscious' - AnOther
'A rich, visually alluring survey of Japanese photography from the post-war period to the present day' - The i Newspaper
'Glorious' - Elephant
'Impressive' - FAD magazine
Table of ContentsIntroduction • 1. Post-War Trauma and Realism • 2. The Image Generation and Vivo: A New Hunger for Creation and Expression • 3. New Freedom: Provoke and the 1970s 4. Girl Power Photography • 5. Contemporary Japanese Photography • Chronology
