Tamura Akihide Exhibition
Light of Dreams

• Period： July 21 (Sat) - September 23 (Sun)
• Closed Day：Monday(if Monday is a national holiday or a substitute holiday, it is the next day)
• Admission：Adults ￥600／College Students ￥500／High School and Junior High School Students, Over 65 ￥400

from BASE,　Yokosuka 1967	from BASE, 2005-2012 Atsugi, 2009, private collection

The Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography is delighted to announce the opening of Tamura Akihide: Light of Dreams. Tamura Akihide has been regarded as one of Japan's leading photographers since he was in his twenties. His genius was recognized by Shigemori Koen, a photography critic who was also head of the Tokyo College of Photography, while Tamura was a student there. His House series was included in the New Japanese Photography exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, in 1974, and was acquired for the museum's collection. This exhibition traces Tamura Akihide's creative achievements through 114 works, including his iconic debut series, BASE, with its images of American bases in Japan, and unpublished work as well. It is a superb opportunity to experience Tamura's photographic world, unfaded and vigorous now and into the future.

from Wangan Tsurumi, 1992, private collection

from Afternoon,　Yokohama 1972	from House, 22 June 1968, TMMP collection

■Organized by Tokyo Metropolitan Government/Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, The Yomiuri Shimbun, The Japan Association of Art Museums
■With the support of the Japan Arts Fund
■ Sponsored by Lion Corporation, Shimizu Corporation, Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd., Sompo Japan Insurance Inc., and the Nippon Television Network Corporation
■ With the cooperation of Nippon Camera