Irie Taikichi Memorial Museum of Photography Nara City - Past Events
Below is a list of all past events for Irie Taikichi Memorial Museum of Photography Nara City. Current and upcoming events, as well as other details, are available on the venue's page.
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Orie Ichihashi “Town”
Orie Ichihashi’s photographs depict the time that unfolds within the daily living of various towns. As the camera journeys around different places, Orie Ichihashi perceives that perhaps he is merely an...More »
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In Print, Out of Print
Publishing photography books has always been a valuable means of exhibiting work, however photographers have become increasingly proactive in recent years with the growing emphasis on books as a form of...More »
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Takeshi Dodo “Everyday Picturesque”
Takeshi Dodo documents the changing seasons and daily lives of the people living in the villages tucked away in the mountains of South Nara.More »
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Taikichi Irie Exhibition
In celebration of the gallery’s 25 years, photographs carefully chosen from Taikichi Irie’s 3 award winning photography books are on display.More »
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Motohashi Seiichi: Sense of Place
The exhibition will trace the half-century journey of documentary photographer Seiichi Motohashi, featuring more than 200 of his images. The selection will include previously unreleased early photographs...More »
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2nd Taikichi Irie Photo Contest: Mina Tabuchi “Into the Forest”
Mina Tabuchi’s works were selected from 101 submissions to the Taikichi Irie Photo Contest. 120 photographs from her “Forest” series taken in forests of northern Karuizawa are exhibited. More »
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Taikichi Irie + Daido Moriyama + Shunji Dodo “Osaka, Now and Then”
Three photographers present their distinct visions of Osaka. More »
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Masashi Asada “Hobo Kazoku”
A photography show on the theme of family by Masashi Asada. This exhibition is held in Room A. [Related Event] Gallery Talk by Masashi Asada Date: Jun.18 (Sat) From 14:00 Please refer to the official...More »
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Irie Taikichi Exhibition
Exhibiting landscape photography from paths walked by Irie Taikichi. This exhibition is held in Room B.More »
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Shinya Arimoto “The Plains of Tibet, the Streets of Tokyo”
Tracing 20 years of photographer Shinya Arimoto’s career, from his earliest to most recent works, with a special focus on his portraits. More than 200 photographs are on display including “Portraits from...More »
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Taikichi Irie Todai Temple in Winter and Water-Drawing Ceremonies
Displaying Taikichi Irie’s photographs of water-drawing ceremonies at Todaiji Temple.More »
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The Work of Taikichi Irie: A Retrospective
Taikichi Irie spent half a century taking pictures of the Yamatoji area of Nara Prefecture, producing everything from snapshots to photographs of landscapes, Buddhist statues, and the plants and flowers...More »
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From Nara to the World
American Photographer Terri Weifenbach has been invited to Nara to photograph the beautiful scenery and temples that ornament the city. Also, during that time, workshops and lectures, targeted towards...More »
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Taikichi Irie + Jun Abe + Hitoshi Kondo “The Appeal of Snapshots in Black and White”
Nostalgic photographs presenting Irie’s “Showa children”, Abe’s black and white shots of present-day “Citizens” and Kondo’s “People’s Town” are on display.More »
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Hidenori Kubota “Hometown”
Photographs by Hidenori Kubota of his hometown are on display.More »
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Praying Buddhas and Taiikichi Irie: The Eye of the Soul
Taikichi Irie captured Japan’s four seasons with a spirituality displayed by Buddhist statues. Some of his major works of landscape photography are exhibited.More »
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Praying Buddhas— Taikichi Irie and the Eye of the Soul
“I click the shutter with a prayer in my heart.” — Taikichi Irie Intended to sooth the soul, this exhibition of Irie’s photographs of Buddhist statues and ancient temples reveals both the stern and...More »
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Taikichi Irie and Kason Sugimoto— The Diverse Worlds of Photography and Calligraphy
The first joint exhibition by the Irie Taikichi Memorial Museum of Photography Nara City and the Nara City Museum of Calligraphy in Honour of Kason Sugioka. Displayed are the works of both Irie (1905-1992),...More »
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Taikichi Irie: Ancient Nara Through the Viewfinder
Taikichi Irie has gazed at the ancient Yamato Province (now Nara Prefecture) through the view-finder of a camera for over half a century. The landscape remains unchanged over the years and this exhibition...More »
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Taikichi Irie “Flowers and Sculpture”
Presenting photography from Irie’s “Manyo Flowers” series on the flowers of the classic text the Manyoshu, as well as sculptures. Both were made late in the artist’s life and represented a departure from...More »
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Taikichi Irie “Water-Drawing Ceremony”
Taikichi Irie was known as “twelfth” priest of the eleven-person Rengyoshu order, which plays an important role in the Water-Drawing Ceremony and other Shuni-e rites held at Todaiji Temple in Nara. This...More »
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Taikichi Irie Exhibition: Later Photographic Works (1970-1992)
Renowned Japanese photographer Taikichi Irie (1905-1992) spent half a century, beginning from prior to the Second World War, documenting the ancient Yamatoji sites in Nara, his hometown, reflecting the...More »
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The Bunraku Photography of Taikichi Irie
One of the films of photos that was taken from the wreckage of Taikichi Irie’s house during the bombing of Osaka in 1945 was that of bunraku puppet theatre. Irie began shooting bunraku in 1939 at the Yotsubashi...More »
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Taikichi Irie Exhibition
Renowned Japanese photographer Taikichi Irie (1905-1992) spent half a century, beginning from prior to the Second World War, documenting the ancient Yamatoji sites in Nara. This exhibition looks at how...More »
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Taikichi Irie Exhibition: Early Photographic Works (1945-1965)
Renowned Japanese photographer Taikichi Irie (1905-1992) spent half a century, beginning from prior to the Second World War, documenting the ancient Yamatoji sites in Nara, his hometown. On the roughly...More »
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"Homage to the Yamato Road: Saho and Nishinokyo" Exhibition
This exhibition is the second of its series, focusing on Irie's intimate relationship with the Yamato road. The exhibition features 106 works in color and monochrome. [Image: "Roof of Toshodaiji's...More »
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Risaburo Kudo Exhibition
During the Meiji era, the so-called era of photography, Risaburo Kudo started taking photographs, centering on the temples in Nara but also as far as Oita in Kyushu. In a time when the historicism of the...More »
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"Taikichi Irie's Pilgrimage to Yamato-ji" Exhibition
Taikichi Irie photographed Yamato-ji for half a century and exhibited photographs of Buddhist statues, historical landscapes and the Yamato village landscape after the war. This exhibition is divided into...More »
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22nd Nara Prefecture High School Culture Festival Photography Exhibition
*Exhibiting at 1F Entrance Hall & B1F Exhibition SpaceMore »
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"Taikichi Irie and Literary Figures Who Loved Nara" Exhibition
Taikichi Irie has been photographing around Nara Yamato-ji for about half a century. Triggering an interest of Katsuichiro Kamei's Yamato Koji Fubutsushi, he has been strongly attracted to Yamato literature...More »
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Yoshimitsu Nagasaka "Sacred Mountains -Koya Mountain, Yoshino's Omine"
Yoshimitsu Nagasaka who was born in the sacred Koya mountain, has continued to take photographs for over thirty years. In addition to capturing many breathtaking landscapes, Nagasaka also explores the...More »
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"Statues in the Fields -Taikichi Irie's Stone Buddhist Statues-" Exhibition
In villages and remote areas far away from urban concentrations, stone Buddhist statues can be spotted in the landscape. Throughout the years and through rain and shine, these statues have become part...More »
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"Meiji and Taisho; Instant Memories" Exhibition
The exhibition features photography by three artists, who together represent the time periods from Meiji to Showa. Exhibiting works include photographs by Taikichi Irie, who photographed Nara for half...More »