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Japanese Photography: Desire and Void

Peter Weiermair

3.5/5 ( ratings)

Pleasure and asceticism, openness to and aloofness from the world, the personal and the impersonal ... these and other related oppositions are the poles of Japanese philosophy and life, of a dialectic tension intensified through the encounter with western culture. The title Desire and Void underscores this polarity. "Desire" alludes to taboos surrounding sex and the body, issues of increasing importance in present-day Japan. The "void" represents the Buddhist concept of emptiness as timelessness but stands as well for a state of alienation that leaves an indelible mark on Japanese life today. Represented under the programmatical title Japanese Photography, Desire and Void are twelve contemporary photographic artists selected by curator Peter Weiermair for their extraordinary accomplishments in the medium in recent years - for works unique in both their formal and thematic power and characterized by an impressive command of advanced technologies. The photographers presented here exemplify the most innovative positions not only in current Japanese art but in the international art scene as well.

Language: English

Pages: 175

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Edition Stemmle

Release: July 01, 1997

ISBN: 390816270X

ISBN 13: 9783908162704

Japanese Photography: Desire and Void

Peter Weiermair

3.5/5 ( ratings)

Pleasure and asceticism, openness to and aloofness from the world, the personal and the impersonal ... these and other related oppositions are the poles of Japanese philosophy and life, of a dialectic tension intensified through the encounter with western culture. The title Desire and Void underscores this polarity. "Desire" alludes to taboos surrounding sex and the body, issues of increasing importance in present-day Japan. The "void" represents the Buddhist concept of emptiness as timelessness but stands as well for a state of alienation that leaves an indelible mark on Japanese life today. Represented under the programmatical title Japanese Photography, Desire and Void are twelve contemporary photographic artists selected by curator Peter Weiermair for their extraordinary accomplishments in the medium in recent years - for works unique in both their formal and thematic power and characterized by an impressive command of advanced technologies. The photographers presented here exemplify the most innovative positions not only in current Japanese art but in the international art scene as well.

Language: English

Pages: 175

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Edition Stemmle

Release: July 01, 1997

ISBN: 390816270X

ISBN 13: 9783908162704

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