In the Wake. Japanese photographers Respond to 3/11

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"The catastrophic events of March 11, 2011--the earthquake, tsunami and ensuing nuclear meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant--have been called the triple disaster in Japan. Among the first artists to respond to these experiences were photographers. Some attempted to document the devastation, while others ruminated on the meaning and use of photography in the wake of tragedy. As the immediate effects of the earthquake and tsunami gave way to nuclear disaster, artists began to respond to the challenges of depicting an invisible threat that calls up the collective memory of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. 

These photographers are represented with their works

• Takashi AEAI, Nobuyoshi ARAKI, Ishu HAN, Naoya HATAKEYAMA, Takashi HOMMA, Kikuji KAWADA, Rinko KAWAUCHI, Keizo KITAJIMA, Kozo MIYOSHI, Masato SETO, Lieko SHIGA, Shimpei TAKADA, Masaru ZAZSUKI, Daisuke YOKOTA as well as by Tomoko YONEDA." (© Museum Boston, 2015)

Photo books by with their works represented photographers

• ARAI,Takashi
  ARAKI, Nobuyoshi
  HAN, Ishu
  HATEKAYAMA, Naoya,
  HOMMA, Takashi
  KAWADA, Kikuji
  KAWAUCHI, Rinko
  KITAJUMA, Keizo Kitajima
  MIYOSHI, Kozo
  SETO, Masato
  SHIGA, Lieko
  TAKADA, Shimpei
  TATSUKI, asaru
  YOKOTA, Daisuke
  YONEDA, Tomoko