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A very special invitation to the Getty

Please join Bert Winther-Tamaki at the J. Paul Getty Museum for a lecture and discussion of Ishiuchi Miyako’s work in her first major exhibition in the United States. Isiuchi Miyako (b. 1947) assembled one of the most evocative oeuvres of any photographer of her generation, first as a master of the grainy black-and-white photographic style of the 1970s, later by developing a subtle means of picturing evocative artifacts and bodies of modern Japan.  

The exhibition, Ishiuchi Miyako: Postwar Shadows, features more than 120 photographs representing the evolution of the artist’s career. Professor Winther-Tamaki will take us from her landmark series Yokosuka Story (1976-77), which established her as a photographer, to her current project ひろしま／hiroshima (2007-present), portraying images of garments and objects that survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. 

Professor Winther-Tamaki is on leave this year from UCI’s Department of Art History for a residency fellowship at the Getty Research Institute where he is preparing a book titled Wood, Ink, Clay, Stone: Bringing Natural Materials to Life for Modern Japan.

Space is limited, so please RSVP right away to ensure your reservation. Also, let me know if you will be car-pooling, or would like to be connected with a carpool. I need to know the number of carpools and cars for parking reservation purposes. Plan to arrive at least ½ hour early to be on time, take the tram up the hill, exit the tram, walk up the steps and enter museum foyer. Professor Winther-Tamaki will be waiting for you there at 11 am sharp.