Photographing Japan,
Through Shadows of the Past.
Born in Kiryu, Japan, in the aftermath of World War II, Ms. Ishiuchi spent her formative years in the city of Yokosuka, in the shadow of a United States naval base. Thirty years later, she returned to Yokosuka to document life in the place that was unsettling to her as a child. Like many Japanese men and women of her generation, she was fascinated by American pop culture, but ultimately came to fear and abhor the military occupation that accompanied it.
“Ishiuchi Miyako: Postwar Shadows” at The Getty Museum features more than 120 images. The show was organized by Amanda Maddox and runs until 21 Feb, 2016
