1. Tokyo Photographic Art Museum
    東京都写真美術館
  2. 東京都写真美術館
    Photo: Tokyo Photographic Art Museum
  3. Tokyo Photographic Art Museum
    Photo: Tokyo Photographic Art Museum
  4. 東京都写真美術館
    東京都写真美術館(Photo: Tokyo Photographic Art Museum)
  5. 東京都写真美術館
    Photo: Tokyo Photographic Art Museum

Tokyo Photographic Art Museum

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Time Out says

Occupying a four-floor building in one corner of Yebisu Garden Place, Tokyo’s premier photography showcase (formerly known as the Metropolitan Museum of Photography) was re-opened in August 2016 after extensive renovations. It boasts a large permanent collection and brings in leading lights of the photography world for regular star-studded shows. The small Images & Technology Gallery in the basement presents a multimedia history of optics, featuring tricks such as morphing, and the occasional media art exhibition.

Details

Address
Yebisu Garden Place, 1-13-3 Mita, Meguro-ku
Tokyo
Transport:
Ebisu Station (Yamanote, Saikyo, Shonan-Shinjuku lines), east exit; (Hibiya line), exit 1
Opening hours:
Tue, Wed, Sat, Sun 10am-6pm, Thu, Fri 10am-8pm, closed Mon (Tue if Mon is hols)

What’s on

Takano Ryudai: Kasubaba

Celebrating its 30th anniversary, the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum traces the career of one of Japan’s most compelling contemporary photographers with ‘Takano Ryudai: Kasubaba, Living through the ordinary’. Since receiving the prestigious Kimura Ihei Award in 2006 for his acclaimed series ‘In My Room’, Takano has gained international recognition for his unflinching exploration of sexuality, intimacy and the human body. Equally, his lesser-known yet deeply personal daily snapshots – what he terms kasubaba – reveal a poetic sensitivity to the ordinary moments that shape our lives. Takano has been shooting kasubaba since 1998, reflecting his enduring commitment to photographing the overlooked textures of urban life through scenes so mundane they often escape notice. This exhibition brings together these candid images, alongside works exploring shadows and the nature of photography itself, created in the wake of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake. Through his quiet yet profound visual diary, Takano invites viewers to confront the fragile beauty of the everyday. In a world marked by upheaval, disaster and uncertainty, kasubaba offer a meditation on resilience, presence, and the act of truly seeing. The retrospective celebrates Takano’s artistry while providing a poignant reminder of life’s fleeting, unadorned moments.
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