EXHIBI­TIONS

PEDRO COSTA: INNERVISIONS

Organized as part of the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum’s 30th anniversary programming, this exhibition is the first in Japan for the Portuguese filmmaker and multimedia artist Pedro Costa. Costa is known for his socially and politically committed approach to filmmaking, as epitomized in films such as In Vanda’s Room (2004), which records the harsh existence of a woman who has migrated from the former Portuguese colony of Cape Verde and ekes out a living in the Fontainhas quarter of Lisbon. The exhibition will consider Costa’s practice in relation to film history by presenting his multichannel video installations and photographs in dialogue with works and materials drawn from the museum collection. A Carte Blanche program of films selected by Costa will be screened alongside his own works throughout the run of the exhibition.

TOKYO PHOTOGRAPHIC ART MUSEUM

Founded in 1995, the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum is the city’s premier institution for photography and moving images. The museum’s programming spans three galleries and is grounded in its world-class holdings of more than 37,000 works. Its yearly calendar of approximately 20 exhibitions includes collection-based exhibitions and thematic shows that reflect the curators’ deep expertise in Japanese and international photographic and moving image art. Since 2009 the museum has hosted the annual Yebisu International Festival for Art & Alternative Visions, an international survey of contemporary image practices. The museum’s screening program showcases moving image works that explore the relationship between art and humanity.

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