BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:events.uid.4433@www.discovernikkei.org DTSTART:20130917T000000Z DTEND:20131121T000000Z DESCRIPTION:From the Aperture foundation <a href="http://www.aperture.org/e xhibition/ametsuchi-photographs-by-rinko-kawauchi/">website</a> :\n\n<a hr ef="http://www.aperture.org/event/talk-and-book-signing-with-rinko-kawauch i/" target="_blank"><strong>Talk and book signing: Monday\, September 16\, 6:30 pm</strong> </a>\n<strong></strong><strong></strong><strong>Opening Reception</strong> : Tuesday\, September 17\, 7:00&ndash\;8:30 pm \n\nAper ture is pleased to present <em>Ametsuchi</em> \, Rinko Kawauchi&rsquo\;s latest work\, in which she shifts her attention from the micro to the mac ro. The exhibition is presented in conjunction with <a href="http://www.ap erture.org/shop/rinko-kawauchi-ametsuchi-books" target="_blank">the book</ a> released by Aperture in spring 2013. The title is comprised of two Jap anese characters meaning &ldquo\;heaven and earth\,&rdquo\; and is taken f rom the title of one of the oldest pangrams in Japanese&mdash\;a chant in which each character of the Japanese syllabary is used. In <em>Ametsu</e m> <em>chi</em> \, Kawauchi brings together images of distant constellati ons and tiny figures lost within landscapes\, as well as photographs of a traditional style of controlled-burn farming (<em>nokayi</em> ) in which the cycles of cultivation and recovery span decades and generations. Pun ctuating the series are images of Buddhist rituals and other religious ce remonies&mdash\;a suggestion of other means by which humankind has tradit ionally attempted to transcend time and memory.\n\nBorn in Shiga\, Japan\ , in 1972\, <strong>Rinko Kawauchi</strong> lives and works in Tokyo. She began her career with the sensational\, simultaneous publication of three books:&nbsp\;<em>UTATANE</em> \,<em>&nbsp\;HANABI</em> \,<em>&nbsp\;</em> and&nbsp\;<em>HANAKO</em> &nbsp\;(Little More\, 2001). With these works\, she became recognized for her uncanny ability to photographically transf orm everyday details into significant existential ruminations. Since her debut\, Kawauchi has published numerous monographs\, including&nbsp\;<em> Illuminance</em> &nbsp\;(Aperture\, 2011) and&nbsp\;<em>Ametsuchi</em> &nb sp\;(Aperture\, 2013)\, and has been widely exhibited\, including shows a t the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography\; ARGOS Centre for Art and Media\, Brussels\; Museu de Arte Moderna de S&atilde\;o Paulo\; Photogra phers&rsquo\; Gallery\, London\; and Foundation Cartier pour l&rsquo\;Art Contemporain\, Paris. Kawauchi received a 2009 ICP Infinity Award and to ok the Grand Prix Prize at the Guardian Garden&rsquo\;s 9th Hitotsubo Exh ibition in 1997.\n\nThis exhibition is coproduced by Aperture Foundation a nd ROSEGALLERY.\n\nIt is made possible with the generous support of Susan Steinhauser and Daniel Greenberg.\n\nAdditional support provided by Sheri Sandler.\n\n<strong> Gallery and Bookstore Hours</strong> \n Monday&ndash\ ;Saturday\, 10:00 am&ndash\;6:00 pm\n Extended hours Thursdays\, 6:00&ndas h\;8:00 pm when there&rsquo\;s an exhibition in Aperture Gallery\n Closed Sunday\n\n<strong>Holiday Closures</strong> \n October 14\, 2013\n Novembe r 28&ndash\;29\, 2013\n December 25\, 2013\n DTSTAMP:20241012T032749Z SUMMARY:Ametsuchi\, photographs by Rinko Kawauchi URL:/en/events/2013/09/17/ametsuchi-photographs-by-rinko-kawauchi/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR