Mami Kiyoshi, "New Reading Portraits", Tokyo, Japon, 2004. BnF, Estampes et photographie
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Japanese Photography Since 1945
29/09/2026 - 31/01/2027
Bibliothèque nationale de France
Quai François Mauriac
75013 Paris
www.bnf.fr/fr/acc/x.accueil.html
The National Library of France (BnF) houses an emblematic collection of Japanese photographs featuring over 2,000 modern and contemporary prints by nearly 150 artists, along with around a hundred rare magazines and books. A pioneer in recognizing the universe and sensitivity of photographers who are now celebrated worldwide, it contains works by Eiko Hosoe, Daidō Moriyama, Shōji Ueda, Hiromi Tsuchida, Issei Suda, Shigeo Gocho, Tokuko Ushioda, as well as by Keichii Tahara and Jun Shiraoka—two Japanese photographers based in France who have continuously captured the essence of Paris.
As part of the bicentennial commemorations of the birth of photography, the major exhibition presented in the fall of 2026 at the François-Mitterrand site traces, through 300 prints and publications, the evolution of photographic practice in Japan from 1945 to the present day. At times anchored in reality through reportage that highlights rural life, festivals, rituals, or the energetic pace of cities, and at other times theatrical, imaginative, and poetic, Japanese photography also celebrates sensations and atmospheres in works marked by an effective simplicity in composition and a high level of printing sophistication.
29/09/2026 - 31/01/2027
Bibliothèque nationale de France
Quai François Mauriac
75013 Paris
www.bnf.fr/fr/acc/x.accueil.html
The National Library of France (BnF) houses an emblematic collection of Japanese photographs featuring over 2,000 modern and contemporary prints by nearly 150 artists, along with around a hundred rare magazines and books. A pioneer in recognizing the universe and sensitivity of photographers who are now celebrated worldwide, it contains works by Eiko Hosoe, Daidō Moriyama, Shōji Ueda, Hiromi Tsuchida, Issei Suda, Shigeo Gocho, Tokuko Ushioda, as well as by Keichii Tahara and Jun Shiraoka—two Japanese photographers based in France who have continuously captured the essence of Paris.
As part of the bicentennial commemorations of the birth of photography, the major exhibition presented in the fall of 2026 at the François-Mitterrand site traces, through 300 prints and publications, the evolution of photographic practice in Japan from 1945 to the present day. At times anchored in reality through reportage that highlights rural life, festivals, rituals, or the energetic pace of cities, and at other times theatrical, imaginative, and poetic, Japanese photography also celebrates sensations and atmospheres in works marked by an effective simplicity in composition and a high level of printing sophistication.