Fotografie Forum Frankfurt
Braubachstraße 30-32, 60311 Frankfurt am Main
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Exhibition
I’M SO HAPPY YOU ARE HERE – JAPANESE WOMEN PHOTOGRAPHERS FROM THE 1950s TO NOW
Duration: May 24 – September 07, 2025
Opening: Friday, May 23, 2025, 7 pm
SPECIAL EVENTS
Saturday, May 24, 2025, 4 pm GALLERY TALK
with TAKEUCHI MARIKO and CELINA LUNSFORD
Saturday, May 24, 2025, 10 am–1 pm WORKSHOP
»THE CURATORIAL PERSPECTIVE« with MARIKO TAKEUCHI more information and registration
Tuesdays, June 10, July 15, August 12, and September 02, 2025, 15, 3 pm CURATOR’S TOURS with CELINA LUNSFORD or ANDREA HORVAY
PUBLIC GUIDED TOURS
Wednesdays, 5–6 pm
Kawauchi Rinko, Untitled, 2004; aus der Serie »the eyes, the ears«. Courtesy the artist and Aperture.
With photographs from the 1950s to the present day, the exhibition I’M SO HAPPY YOU ARE HERE offers a new and fascinating look at Japanese photography. The focus is on women photographers and their perspective on everyday life and society in Japan. The exhibition features the work of over twenty artists from different generations, including Ishiuchi Miyako, Kawauchi Rinko and Katayama Mari.
From street photography to contemporary experimentation, this exhibition is characterised by a broad range of themes, diversity and visual strategies.
The Fotografie Forum Frankfurt presents this exhibition, curated by Lesley A. Martin, Takeuchi Mariko and Pauline Vermare as the only German venue for this world tour.
Participating Photographers:
Hara Mikiko (1967), Hiromix (1976), Ishikawa Mao (1953), Ishiuchi Miyako (1947), Katayama Mari (1987), Kawauchi Rinko (1972), Komatsu Hiroko (1969), Kon Michiko (1955), Nagashima Yurie (1973), Narahashi Asako (1959), Ninagawa Mika (1972), Nishimura Tamiko (1948), Noguchi Rika (1971), Nomura Sakiko (1967), Okabe Momo (1981), Okanoue Toshiko (1928), Onodera Yuki (1962), Sawada Tomoko (1977), Shiga Lieko (1980), Sugiura Kunié (1942), Tawada Yuki (1978), Tokiwa Toyoko (1930–2019), Ushioda Tokuko (1940), Watanabe Hitomi (1943), Yamazawa Eiko (1899–1995) and Yanagi Miwa (1967)
The exhibition is accompanied by the publication ‘I’m So Happy You Are Here: Japanese Women Photographers from the 1950s to Now’, edited by Lesley A. Martin and Pauline Vermare, with additional contributions by Carrie Cushman and Kelly Midori McCormick, and Takeuchi Mariko, among others. The book is published by Aperture and can be purchased at the FFF shop during the exhibition period (English, 439 pages).
FOTOGRAFIE FORUM FRANKFURT
The Fotografie Forum Frankfurt (FFF) is one of the leading centres of photography in Europe. As an exhibition space, institution and event forum the FFF deals with all aspects of photography. Since its founding in 1984 it has presented more than 290 exhibitions with historic and contemporary artists. Additionally, the programme of the FFF comprises of regular workshops, talks and discussions with internationally renowned photographers, artists and experts.
