Japanese Photography exhibition at Shanghai Art Museum

Shanghai Art Museum will be housing an exhibition on excellent photography of Japanese for the past 90 years. Works by great masters like Ikko Narahara, Onodera Yuki and Shoji Ueda can be scrutinized from now till 26th November 2007. The periods in which japanese photography developed can be divided into 3 periods: 1920-50, 1950-75 and 1975-2007.

The photographs are mainly in black and white, reflecting a complexed and complicated social psychology. Developments of Japanese photography reflects changes in society. Subjects range from the documentary focus of harsh reality of World War II to a more individual humanistic angle of surreality and individuality.

Interested? Just happened to be in Shanghai? I think its worth dropping by the exhibition for viewing. After all, Shanghai Art Museum houses other collections worth taking a look as well.