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Astrid Köppe, Untitled (#142), 2016, Vitreous enamel on steel, 47.2 x 43.3 in (119.9 x 110 cm)
UPCOMING EXHIBITION
SUMMER PLAYGROUND
VINCENT CHONG, AYA FUJIOKA, ALEXA HOYER, YASUSHI IKEJIRI, JAMES ISHERWOOD ÉTIENNE KRÄHENBÜHL, ASTRID KÖPPE, NORIHIKO SAITO, TAKASHI SETO, HOMER SHEW, ASAKO TABATA, DANIELLE WINGER,
AMI YAMASHIRO
July 13 - August 28, 2026
NEWS
JAPAN'S MOST UNDERRATED FEMALE PHOTOGRAPHER AYA FUJIOKA
By Developing Tank
"Aya Fujioka is one of the most underrated contemporary Japanese photographers working today, known for her deeply personal photo books, meticulous sequencing, and long term dedication to documenting everyday life across Hiroshima, Kure, Taiwan, Europe, and New York. From her award winning Hiroshima project *Here Goes River*, which received the prestigious Kimura Ihei Photography Award, to the intimate family reflections of *I Don’t Sleep*, the immigrant narrative of *Life Studies*, and the formative “girl photography” era work collected in *My Life As A Dog*, Fujioka builds narrative arcs through the Japanese Shashinshu tradition, where meaning unfolds through sequence rather than single images. Published with AKAAKA and shaped by years of lived experience, her work bridges personal memory, postwar history, identity, gender, and place, proving that powerful photographic art requires patience, presentation, and total commitment to the photo book as its final form."
