From “Roundtable Discussion :Photography 2010”,

Kotaro IIZAWA, Yuri MITSUDA, Rei MASUDA, Manabu TORIHARA

Yasuhiro ISHIMOTO

Photo Exhibition

Oct. 9, – Nov. 7, 2010

Art Tower Mito

Chapter 8

“Advertisement Photography in 2010” is covered by a dialogue between Hiroshi SUGANUMA , the director or Guardian Garden, and Koichi HARA, who is one of the most popular art directors

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Chapter 2

“Roundtable Discussion :Photography 2010” discusses on remarkable works selected from among those publicized in exhibitions, albums and various events. Panelists are Kotaro IIZAWA, a critic, Yuri MITSUDA, a curator of Shoto Museum, Rei MASUDA, the chief curator of Tokyo National Museum of Modern Art, and the coordinator is Manabu TORIHARA, a critic of photography.

 

Chapter 4

“News 2010 in Japan” is the chronology of major photographic events in Japan during the period from January 1 through December 31, 2010. The compiler is Manabu TORIHARA.  Two special reports are included in this chapter, namely

“Towards Establishment of Photography Conservation Centre “by Norihiko MATSUMOTO, and “International Photo Festival in Higashikawa-cho” by Aki KUSUMOTO.

 

Chapter 5

“Overseas News” covers photographic activities in five countries, including Viet-Nam in this volume.  U.S. is covered by Misako OBA, a photographer living in U.S., China by Rumiko ISHIDA, a curator of Tokyo Photographic Museum and Mark Pearson, who is running a photo gallery at Roppongi Tokyo and staying in Japan now for the past 29 years, Korea by Kim In Sook, a young Korean photographer, and Viet-Nam by Teruyo IWAHORI who is paying an endeavor to the cultural exchange between Viet-Nam and Japan after repeated visits at Viet-Nam, and France by India DHARGALKAR, a photo consultant living in Paris.

 

Chapter 6

“Photo Exhibitions 2010” is reported for Eastern Japan by Manabu TORIHARA, Norimitsu MURAKOSHI and Hiroyasu YAMAUCHI, for Middle Area Japan by Goro MORIMOTO and for Western Japan by Naoya YOSHIKAWA.

 

Chapter 7

“Books of Photograph 2010” are covered by Kotaro IIZAWA, Kin-ichi OBINATA, Ryuichi KANEKO, Kyoji MAEDA, Hiroyasu YAMAUCHI.  Foreign books are covered by Yoshiro FUKUKAWA.

 

Chapter 8

“Advertisement Photography in 2010” is covered by a dialogue between Hiroshi SUGANUMA , the director or Guardian Garden, and Koichi HARA, who is one of the most popular art directors.

 

Chapter 9

“Best Three Photographs 2010” are covered by Kotaro IIZAWA, Kin-ichi OBINATA, Takao KAJIWARA, Ryuichi KANEKO, Aki KUSUMOTO, Mika KOBAYASHI, Manabu TORIHARA, Goro MORIMOTO, Naomi YANAGIMOTO, Hiroyasu YAMAUCHI,  Naoya YOSHIKAWA and Kyoko YAMAGISHI, who provided answers to our questionnaire.

 

Chapter 10

Special Feature 1 covering an album by Jonathan Torgovnik titled “Jonathan Torgovnik : Intended Consequences: Rwandan Children Born of Rape”.  This is an interview by Mari AKO with Jonathan Torgovnik, a photographer, as well as owners of publishing house, translators and designers.

 

Chapter 11

Special Feature 2 reporting in detail the  “Exhibition IKKO NARAHARA The Sky in my Hands 1954-2004”, which was the target of a broad public interest.

The reporter is Noriko TSUTATANI, a curator of Shimane Prefectural Museum, who was the coordinator of this exhibition.

 

Chapter 13

“List of names related to Photography” is an address book of such individuals as photographers, critics, writers researchers, designers and art directors, as well as institutions related to the photography.

 

Chapter 14

“Photographic Galleries and Museums in Japan” is a compendium of information related to photo galleries and museums scattered over entire area of Japan.  The complier is Yasunobu ICHII.

 

Chapter 15

“The Profiles of Authors” are the profiles of those who contributed to this annual.