Ken Kitano
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- Actualité
Prix BMW - Paris Photo ANNONCE DES 20 FINALISTES 2009
Le jury du Prix BMW – Paris Photo 2009 a sélectionné 20 artistes finalistes pour sa sixième édition. Le thème de ce prix, réservé aux artistes présentés par les galeries participantes à Paris Photo, est :
« Quand avez-vous vécu pour la dernière fois une expérience unique ? ». Ce thème met en mots la philosophie de la nouvelle BMW Série 5 Gran Turismo : une nouvelle expérience humaine, une nouvelle vision du monde.
Les 20 finalistes sélectionnés parmi 55 candidatures retenues seront exposés à Paris Photo du 19 au 22 novembre. L’artiste lauréat recevra le Prix doté de 12 000 euros en ouverture du Salon le 18 novembre prochain.
... - Festival
The New York Photo Festival 2010
“NYC is the melting pot, the metropolis of the world, and therefore the most natural location for a festival with a mission to bring together global talent that is both timely and critical.”
Jody Quon, curator, NYPH’09
The First International Photography Festival in the United States
Photography, one of the most important visual media of our lives, has been surprisingly uncelebrated, particularly in the United States. New York City, home to the most influential commercial and fine art photography community, has lacked—until now—a large-scale event dedicated to photography. The inaugural New York Photo Festival (May 14–May 18, 2008) delivered a dynamic, high-quality event in what is arguably the photographic capital of the world. This event celebrated both contemporary photography ... - Exposition
Exposition : « Petits drames, ou le bonheur invisible »
Au terme d’un travail de préparation documenté, ces artistes nous donnent à voir des tableaux vivants, des séquences parfois sombres ou humoristiques, réalistes ou non qui témoignent d’une attention particulière portée aux situations aussi bien banales que dramatiques. Faits divers, accidents domestiques, tension psychologique, dilemmes sentimentaux sont quelques-uns des éléments venant perturber le calme apparent du quotidien.
En faisant dysfonctionner le familier, voire le monde réel, les artistes détournent leur médium à des fins narratives souvent illusionnistes. Du quotidien à l’universel, leurs œuvres nous absorbent dans une contemplation active, où se déroule le fil de récits intimes, à la spontanéité illusoire. Ces mises en scènes dénotent u... - Exposition
About Face
This exhibition will explore the breadth and global diversity of contemporary photographic portraiture since 2000, highlighting recent acquisitions to the museum's permanent collection.
About Face will include works by twenty-nine artists from the United States, England, Canada, France, Germany, Russia, Japan, Iran and South Africa. Though each of these photographers approaches portrait-making differently, certain thematic threads resonate throughout the show, including questions of racial, cultural, ethnic, class and gender identity; the relationship between individuals and typologies; the way photographic processes themselves inform meaning; the relevance of historical precedents to contemporary practice; and the impact of media stereotypes on self-presentation. Considered collectively, the works in About Fa... - Exposition
La
Galerie
Da‐End
présente
l'exposition « Mujô‐Kan » qui réunit sept artistes contemporains
Dans
le
cadre
de
son
cycle
d’expositions
dédiées
à
la
photographie
japonaise,
la
Galerie
Da‐End
présente
Mujô‐Kan,
une
édition
axée
cette
année
sur
la
notion
d’impermanence.
Réunissant
sept
artistes
contemporains,
Mujô‐Kan
revisite
le
thème
du
corps
humain
selon
un
angle
autant
philosophique
que
plastique.
Dans
la
pensée
bouddhique,
la
notion
d’impermanence
(Mujô‐Kan
en
japonais)
implique
une
conscience
aigue
de
l’éphémérité
des
choses.
Un
memento
mori
sans
fatalisme
et
plus
en
prise
avec
le
réel
et
l’instant.... - Exposition
The Blindspot Gallery presents Ken Kitano « Our face »
Blindspot Gallery is delighted to present Japanese conceptual photographer Ken Kitano’s first solo exhibition in Hong Kong showcasing his photographic project our face.
At first glance images in our face can be deceiving. Where it appears to be an ambiguous portrait of a single person, it is in fact an accumulation and stratification of several dozen individuals. The single figure we see does not exist as an actual person, nor can it be classed as a true portrait. Instead it is far closer to the demographic whole, not only a representation of the subject but also a creation of a new signifier, questioning people’s very existence.
Metaportrait of 23 Muslim Women Wearing Burukas, Nira, Bagachara, Bangladesh, 2008, courtesy Blindspot Gallery © Ken Kitano
Kitano has... - Exposition
« Crown on the Earth » at the Rosphoto State Museum and Exhibition Centre for Photography
The exhibition of contemporary Japanese photography Crown on the Earth embraces the works of the authors awarded Japan Newcomer Award in the annual competition of the Photography Society of Japan. All these artists belong to the generation that started their way in art photography in the 1990s.
The exhibition starts with Portrait of Our Face series by Ken Kitano representing images of the people of different professions and social groups. With each photograph made by overlaying multiple negatives, Kitano creates works that contain portraits of many people, generalized, collective portraits possessing both the individual and the common. This photographic cycle reflects the author's vision of globalization.
The word "kaitenkai" that Toshihiro Yashiro created and often uses in the titles for his w... - Exposition
Tokyo photo 2009 Japan's first art fair dedicated to still photography
TOKYO PHOTO 2009 endeavors to be the foremost art fair of photography in Japan. The venue is located in the heart of international business and culture in Tokyo. To be held from September 4 to 6, Tokyo Photo 2009 will provide visitors with a unique opportunity to see and buy a wide range of photographic works from vintage prints to cutting-edge digitally enhanced images.
With the support of the US Embassy and in collaboration with the Museum of Photographic Arts in San Diego, Tokyo Photo will mount a special exhibition entitled Photo America. Featuring over 50 historical works spanning the 19th century to the present, Photo America will present a panoramic overview of American photographic expression. Virtually all of the works will be displayed for the first time in Japan.
PROGRAMMING
Lectures and seminars will...
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Le jury du Prix BMW – Paris Photo 2009 a sélectionné 20 artistes finalistes pour sa sixième édition. Le thème de ce prix, réservé aux artistes présentés par les galeries participantes à Paris Photo, est :
« Quand avez-vous vécu pour la dernière fois une expérience unique ? ». Ce thème met en mots la philosophie de la nouvelle BMW Série 5 Gran Turismo : une nouvelle expérience humaine, une nouvelle vision du monde.
Les 20 finalistes sélectionnés parmi 55 candidatures retenues seront exposés à Paris Photo du 19 au 22 novembre. L’artiste lauréat recevra le Prix doté de 12 000 euros en ouverture du Salon le 18 novembre prochain.
...
“NYC is the melting pot, the metropolis of the world, and therefore the most natural location for a festival with a mission to bring together global talent that is both timely and critical.”
Jody Quon, curator, NYPH’09
The First International Photography Festival in the United States
Photography, one of the most important visual media of our lives, has been surprisingly uncelebrated, particularly in the United States. New York City, home to the most influential commercial and fine art photography community, has lacked—until now—a large-scale event dedicated to photography. The inaugural New York Photo Festival (May 14–May 18, 2008) delivered a dynamic, high-quality event in what is arguably the photographic capital of the world. This event celebrated both contemporary photography ...
Au terme d’un travail de préparation documenté, ces artistes nous donnent à voir des tableaux vivants, des séquences parfois sombres ou humoristiques, réalistes ou non qui témoignent d’une attention particulière portée aux situations aussi bien banales que dramatiques. Faits divers, accidents domestiques, tension psychologique, dilemmes sentimentaux sont quelques-uns des éléments venant perturber le calme apparent du quotidien.
En faisant dysfonctionner le familier, voire le monde réel, les artistes détournent leur médium à des fins narratives souvent illusionnistes. Du quotidien à l’universel, leurs œuvres nous absorbent dans une contemplation active, où se déroule le fil de récits intimes, à la spontanéité illusoire. Ces mises en scènes dénotent u...
This exhibition will explore the breadth and global diversity of contemporary photographic portraiture since 2000, highlighting recent acquisitions to the museum's permanent collection.
About Face will include works by twenty-nine artists from the United States, England, Canada, France, Germany, Russia, Japan, Iran and South Africa. Though each of these photographers approaches portrait-making differently, certain thematic threads resonate throughout the show, including questions of racial, cultural, ethnic, class and gender identity; the relationship between individuals and typologies; the way photographic processes themselves inform meaning; the relevance of historical precedents to contemporary practice; and the impact of media stereotypes on self-presentation. Considered collectively, the works in About Fa...
Dans
le
cadre
de
son
cycle
d’expositions
dédiées
à
la
photographie
japonaise,
la
Galerie
Da‐End
présente
Mujô‐Kan,
une
édition
axée
cette
année
sur
la
notion
d’impermanence.
Réunissant
sept
artistes
contemporains,
Mujô‐Kan
revisite
le
thème
du
corps
humain
selon
un
angle
autant
philosophique
que
plastique.
Dans
la
pensée
bouddhique,
la
notion
d’impermanence
(Mujô‐Kan
en
japonais)
implique
une
conscience
aigue
de
l’éphémérité
des
choses.
Un
memento
mori
sans
fatalisme
et
plus
en
prise
avec
le
réel
et
l’instant....
Blindspot Gallery is delighted to present Japanese conceptual photographer Ken Kitano’s first solo exhibition in Hong Kong showcasing his photographic project our face.
At first glance images in our face can be deceiving. Where it appears to be an ambiguous portrait of a single person, it is in fact an accumulation and stratification of several dozen individuals. The single figure we see does not exist as an actual person, nor can it be classed as a true portrait. Instead it is far closer to the demographic whole, not only a representation of the subject but also a creation of a new signifier, questioning people’s very existence.
Metaportrait of 23 Muslim Women Wearing Burukas, Nira, Bagachara, Bangladesh, 2008, courtesy Blindspot Gallery © Ken Kitano
Kitano has...
The exhibition of contemporary Japanese photography Crown on the Earth embraces the works of the authors awarded Japan Newcomer Award in the annual competition of the Photography Society of Japan. All these artists belong to the generation that started their way in art photography in the 1990s.
The exhibition starts with Portrait of Our Face series by Ken Kitano representing images of the people of different professions and social groups. With each photograph made by overlaying multiple negatives, Kitano creates works that contain portraits of many people, generalized, collective portraits possessing both the individual and the common. This photographic cycle reflects the author's vision of globalization.
The word "kaitenkai" that Toshihiro Yashiro created and often uses in the titles for his w...
TOKYO PHOTO 2009 endeavors to be the foremost art fair of photography in Japan. The venue is located in the heart of international business and culture in Tokyo. To be held from September 4 to 6, Tokyo Photo 2009 will provide visitors with a unique opportunity to see and buy a wide range of photographic works from vintage prints to cutting-edge digitally enhanced images.
With the support of the US Embassy and in collaboration with the Museum of Photographic Arts in San Diego, Tokyo Photo will mount a special exhibition entitled Photo America. Featuring over 50 historical works spanning the 19th century to the present, Photo America will present a panoramic overview of American photographic expression. Virtually all of the works will be displayed for the first time in Japan.
PROGRAMMING
Lectures and seminars will...