amanaTIGP is pleased to present an exhibition by Naoki Ishikawa entitled, "MAREBITO: Wearing a spirit like a cloak," from February 12 to March 19, 2022. This exhibition will run concurrently with another exhibition by the same artist entitled "MOMENTUM" at Taka Ishii Gallery (complex665). It will feature 18 works from the "MAREBITO" series that presents a record of Japanese Raiho-shin rituals (visits by deities from the otherworld).
Photo: Naoki Ishikawa, 「Boze / Akusekijima Island, Tokara chain, Kagoshima Prefecture」, 2006, C-print, 73 x 90 cm © Naoki Ishikawa
| Event period |
Saturday, February 12 to Saturday, March 19 |
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| Time | 12:00 ー 18:00 |
| Closed | Sundays, Mondays, and Holidays |
| Venue | amanaTIGP |
Naoki Ishikawa, 「Suneka / Yoshihama, Ofunato City, Iwate Prefecture」, 2012, C-print, 73 x 90 cm © Naoki Ishikawa
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Artist Talk
| Event period | Sunday, March 6 |
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| Time | 15:00 |
| Venue | Taka Ishii Gallery (complex665) |
| By reservation only | Book here |
Concurrent Exhibition
| Event period | Saturday, February 12 to Saturday, March 12 |
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| Time | 12:00 ー 18:00 |
| Venue | Taka Ishii Gallery (complex665) |
Profile
Naoki Ishikawa
Naoki Ishikawa was born in Tokyo in 1977 and completed a latter doctoral program at the Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts. Interested in anthropology and ethnology, he has traveled widely, visiting every kind of environment, from urban to remote regions, creating outstanding works along the way. In 2008 he won the Newcomer's Award from the Photographic Society of Japan and the Kodansha Publication Culture Award for Photography for his NEW DIMENSION (AKAAKA Art Publishing) and POLAR (Little More Co., Ltd.). In 2011 he received the Domon Ken Award for his CORONA (Seidosha) and in 2020 he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Photographic Society of Japan for his EVEREST (CCC Media House) and MAREBITO (Shogakukan Inc.). He has also written numerous books, including The Last Adventurer (Shueisha Inc.) for which he received the Kaiko Takeshi [Non-Fiction] Award. A large-scale solo exhibition, "Capturing the Map of Light on this Planet," that opened at the Art Tower Mito, Ibaraki, in 2016 went on to travel to the Niigata City Art Museum; Ichihara Lakeside Museum; the Museum of Art, Kochi; the Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art, and the Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery. A photobook of the same name was also published. His latest publications include STREETS ARE MINE (Daiwashobo Co.,Ltd.) and OKUNOTO PENINSULA (Seidosha).