Artist Talk with Tamiko Nishimura

Aperture and Alison Bradley Projects invite members to an exclusive exhibition walkthrough of Journeys, followed by a conversation with artist Tamiko Nishimura and curator Pauline Vermare, in anticipation of the upcoming Aperture publication I’m So Happy You Are Here: Japanese Women Photographers from the 1950s to Now (Aperture, fall 2024) edited by Pauline Vermare and Lesley A. Martin.

Tamiko Nishimura: Journeys: is the artist’s debut solo exhibition in the United States, curated by Pauline Vermare. Between performance photography, portraiture, and street photography, Nishimura’s work transcends styles. While her stylistic approach to image-making, contrasting black and white, often blurred, or grainy, is close to some of the artists associated with Provoke, her work is imbued with an introspective and haunting quality that evokes a unique and profound emotional dimension. 

Beverages and snacks will be provided.

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Tamiko Nishimura (西村多美子, born in Tokyo, 1948) graduated from Tokyo College of Photography (now Tokyo Visual Arts) in 1969. Her graduation project was a series focusing on Jōkyō Gekijo (Situation Theater), the forefront of the underground theater movement led by Jūrō Kara. In 1973, Nishimura made her debut through the publication Shikishima, published by Tokyo Photography College, showcasing her photographs taken from 1969 to 1972 on her journeys around Japan, including Hokkaidō, Tōhoku, Hokuriku, Kantō, Kansai, and Chūgoku regions. Her work is included in the collection of M+ museum, Hong Kong.

Pauline Vermare is an independent photography historian and curator based in New York. She was formerly the cultural director of Magnum Photos in New York, and curator at the International Center of Photography and Museum of Modern Art. Vermare was the curator of 10/10 Celebrating Contemporary Japanese Women Photographers for the 2022 Kyotographie International Photography Festival. The same year, she received the Chevalier de l’ordre des Arts et des Lettres from the French Ministry of Culture.

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Image: © Tamiko Nishimura, My Journey – Tokyo (#13), 1979, vintage gelatin silver print, printed by the artist in 1979