[Talk event & autograph session] Yoshiko Okaue's collection of works
"Beautiful Moments: The Essence of Toshiko Okanoue"
Publication commemoration
Talk by Kunio Iwaya
Photograph
BOOK EVENT SPACE 2019年 03月25日(月)
Yoshiko Okanoue, who produced graceful, disturbing and fantastical collage works in the 1950s, has been attracting more and more attention in recent years. The large retrospective exhibition "Yoshiko Okanoue Photo Collage: Miracle of Silence," being held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum from (Sat), January 26th to (Sun), April 7th, is also attracting a lot of attention.
In late February, Kawade Shobo Shinsha published a new collection of Toshiko Okanoue's "words" and "collages," entitled "Beautiful Moments: The Essence of Toshiko Okanoue."
To commemorate this publication, we will be holding a talk event with Kunio Iwaya, author of the commentary at the end of the book and a leading expert on surrealism, to shed light on the appeal of Yoshiko Okanoue once again.
Born in Kochi in 1928, Yoshiko Okaue began making her own collages while studying at Bunka Gakuin in Tokyo, using materials from magazines such as "VOGUE" and "LIFE" left behind by the occupying forces. Her work was recognized by Shuzo Takiguchi, and she held two solo exhibitions at the Takemiya Gallery. However, she only made collages for seven years, starting at the age of 22, and then she retreated from the art world, and her existence was almost forgotten.
However, after a retrospective was held in Tokyo in 2000, his work was reevaluated, and his works have been exhibited and collected both in Japan and abroad. His works, which are endowed with natural sensibility and technique, are now captivating many new audiences.
"Beautiful Moments: The Essence of Toshiko Okanoue," recently published by Kawade Shobo Shinsha, is a collection of selected works by Toshiko Okanoue, consisting of her representative works, poems, handwritten texts, and words from interviews. After the war, in an era when freedom came to women, Toshiko Okanoue was passionate about creating in search of her own path. From the beginning of her work to the present, her words about women's freedom and creativity continue to resonate in our hearts beyond time.
At the talk event, Iwaya Kunio, who is well acquainted with Okaue's work and contributed a commentary to the book, "The Distant Journey of Okaue Yoshiko," will retrace the author's steps and thoroughly unravel the secrets and appeal of the work.
We look forward to your participation.
*After the talk event,We will be holding a book signing session with Toshiko Iwaya. The books that will be included in the book signing session are "Beautiful Moments: The Essence of Toshiko Okanoue" purchased at GINZA TSUTAYA BOOKS (including the online shop) and books by GINZA TSUTAYA BOOKS Iwaya that will be sold at the event venue.
[Conditions for participation]
Customers who purchase the following products at GINZA TSUTAYA BOOKS are eligible to participate.
・Event participation ticket: 1,500 yen/tax included
・Event participation ticket: 1,500 yen/tax included
・Toshiko Okanoue Photo Collection "Beautiful Moments: The Essence of Toshiko Okanoue": 2,052 yen / tax included
*Books will be available in store on the day of the event.
[How to apply]
[Notes]
*One participation ticket will allow one person to participate.
*Seats on the day will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
*Please note that we cannot reissue, cancel or refund participation tickets.
*The event may be canceled or the content may be changed due to unavoidable circumstances.
*Seats on the day will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
*Please note that we cannot reissue, cancel or refund participation tickets.
*The event may be canceled or the content may be changed due to unavoidable circumstances.
【profile】
RockKunio Iwaya
French literature scholar, critic, traveler, photographer, and professor emeritus at Meiji Gakuin University. Born in Tokyo in 1943. Since meeting Shuzo Takiguchi and Tatsuhiko Shibusawa at the age of 20, he has begun researching and practicing surrealism, and has continued to write in a wide range of fields, including literature, art, film, photography, manga, fairy tales, and travelogues. His books include What is Surrealism?, Playing with Surrealism, The Sealed Star: Shuzo Takiguchi and Japanese Artists, Travel and Art: Discoveries, Wonders, and Dreams, and The Collection of Tatsuhiko Shibusawa Theory (5 volumes), among many others.
French literature scholar, critic, traveler, photographer, and professor emeritus at Meiji Gakuin University. Born in Tokyo in 1943. Since meeting Shuzo Takiguchi and Tatsuhiko Shibusawa at the age of 20, he has begun researching and practicing surrealism, and has continued to write in a wide range of fields, including literature, art, film, photography, manga, fairy tales, and travelogues. His books include What is Surrealism?, Playing with Surrealism, The Sealed Star: Shuzo Takiguchi and Japanese Artists, Travel and Art: Discoveries, Wonders, and Dreams, and The Collection of Tatsuhiko Shibusawa Theory (5 volumes), among many others.
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*For products that do not require shipping (*1), we only accept payments by credit card on our online store.
Please note that orders with cash on delivery will be canceled.
*1 Participation tickets alone and products picked up in-store will not be delivered.
- schedule 2019年3月25日(月)
- time 19:30～21:00
- place BOOK EVENT SPACE
- Organizer GINZA TSUTAYA BOOKS
- Co-hosted/Cooperated by Kawade Shobo Shinsho
- Capacity 60名
- Contact Us 03-3575-7755
