Selection from the Young Portfolio Acquisitions
(Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts)
Photo Exhibition in Main Bar and Masukomi Sushi
The dates for the show from April 4 - May 8, 2015
In 1995, K'MoPA opened as a photographic museum in Kiyosato, Yamanashi Prefecture. The greater part of our activities are focused to the 'Photographs by the Next Generation: Young Portfolio' project. This cultural program is aimed at helping youth develop through photography. It is our wish to present young people with a challenge, pass on the fundamentals of photography, and open up a future for them and for photography. We believe that 'through cultivating people, culture can thrive'.
The 'Young Portfolio' is highly acclaimed both in Japan and abroad for its internationalism and achievements. Over the last 20 years, it has received 112,259 works by 9,466 photographers from 74 countries. A number of these photos have been acquired for the museum's permanent collection. This exhibition consists of works by Japanese photographers, selected from the Young Portfolio' archives.
Eikoh Hosoe, Director
List of artists: Issui Enomoto (1977), Miyoko Ihara (1981), Takuma Imamura (1980), Ryo Kameyama (1976), Kenji Kawamoto (1977), Tomoaki
Makino (1980), Mariko Sakaguchi (1987), Noboru Taguchi (1980), Hisako Sakurai (1969), and Kaori Yoshihara (1980)
The Exhibitions Committee