Group Exhibition “Japanese Women Photographers: From 1950s to Now”
グループ展「Japanese Women Photographers: From 1950s to Now」
Dates: Wed 24 June – Sun 27 September, 2026
Venue: The Photographers’ Gallery (16–18 Ramillies Street, London, UK)
Curators: Lesley A. Martin, Takeuchi Mariko, Pauline Vermare
Additional curatorial collaboration for the exhibition in London with Taous Dahmani, The Photographers’ Gallery
Overview
ロンドンのThe Photographers’ Galleryにて、グループ展「Japanese Women Photographers: From 1950s to Now」が開催されています。会期は2026年6月24日から9月27日まで。
1950年代から今日までの27名の女性写真家の仕事を通して、日本の写真史をあらためて捉え直す展覧会です。200点を超える写真、映像、インスタレーション、稀少な写真集によって構成されています。
キュレーターは、レスリー・A・マーティン、竹内万里子、ポリーヌ・ヴェルマーレの3氏。本展は写真集『I’m So Happy You Are Here: Japanese Women Photographers 1950s to Now』（Aperture, 2024年）に関連する展覧会で、Apertureとアルル国際写真祭の共同により企画されました。
本展は、2024年のアルル国際写真祭を皮切りに、オランダ、ドイツを巡回し、イギリスで開催されています。
小松は本展に『繁殖模倣変換器』を出品しています。
日本では「まなざしの奇跡 日本女性写真家の冒険」が、ヒカリエホール（渋谷ヒカリエ9階）で開催されました。
A major exhibition reframing the history of Japanese photography through the voices and lenses of 27 women working from the 1950s to today.
This landmark exhibition rewrites the story of Japanese photography through the eyes of women. Japanese Women Photographers spotlights the work of 27 groundbreaking artists, from the 1950s to today, whose perspectives have shaped how Japan sees itself, and how it is seen by the world.
Spanning identity, pop culture, fashion and everyday life, the exhibition celebrates internationally renowned Japanese women photographers, alongside those who have long been overlooked. The result is a powerful rebalancing of a history too often told through a single, male-dominated lens.
From pioneering figures of the post-war era to today’s most daring and experimental voices, the exhibition takes over The Photographers’ Gallery this summer with more than 200 photographs, videos, installations and rare photobooks. Together, Japanese Women Photographers is a vivid, intimate and expansive portrait of Japan, revealing how women artists have challenged conventions, captured social change and redefined photography across generations.
Curated by Lesley A. Martin, Takeuchi Mariko and Pauline Vermare. This exhibition is in connection with the publication I’m So Happy You Are Here: Japanese Women Photographers 1950s to Now (Aperture, 2024). The exhibition is organised by Aperture in collaboration with the Rencontres d’Arles with support from Kering | Women In Motion, Ishibashi Foundation, Anne Levy Charitable Trust, 1970 Japan World’s Exposition Memorial Fund, The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation, OKAN and Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation. Additional curatorial collaboration for the exhibition in London with Taous Dahmani, The Photographers’ Gallery. The Japanese Women Photographers’ Reading Room is supported by Ellen Yiwei Wang.
The exhibition began at Les Rencontres d’Arles in 2024, and has travelled through the Netherlands and Germany to the United Kingdom.
Komatsu is exhibiting “Propagation Imitator” for this exhibition.
In Japan, “I’m So Happy You Are Here: Japanese Women Photographers from the 1950s to Now” was held at Hikarie Hall, Shibuya Hikarie, Tokyo.
