Japan: Bodies, Memories, Visions

A panoramic view of Japanese contemporary photography, as captured across 90 works by 16 artists working in manifold mediums

Uniting over 90 works in photography and video by 16 contemporary Japanese artists, Japan: Bodies, Memories, Visions offers a robust and nuanced view of contemporary Japanese visual culture. Traversing memory and identity, the body, reality and imagination, this book explores the relationship between past and present, intimacy and social space, perception and imagination through profiles of each artist and a suite of supplementary essays. From internationally recognized masters to the innovative practices of emerging artists, the works showcased generate a dialogue between tradition and change, and engage with issues of gender, collective memory, everyday life and global transformations.
Artists include: Yoko Asakai, Noriko Hayashi, Naoki Ishikawa, Keijiro Kai, Rinko Kawauchi, Futoshi Miyagi, Aya Momose, Yurie Nakashima, Sakiko Nomura, Tokihiro Sato, Susumu Shimonishi, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Risaku Suzuki, Ryoko Suzuki, Daisuke Yokota, Tomoko Yoneda.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8836662552
• ISBN13: 9788836662555
• Release Date: October 2026
• Publisher: Silvana Editoriale
• Length: 168 Pages