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Mao Ishikawa “The Great Ryukyu Photographic Picture Scrolls”
Maruki Gallery for the Hiroshima Panels
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Mao Ishikawa
Mao Ishikawa was born and raised in Ryukyu, Okinawa - an area that was under United States Civil Administration at that time - and photographed American soldiers as well as women who worked at bars located near their military base. Her current series presented here is titled “The Great Ryukyu Photographic Picture Scrolls.” Studying the history of Okinawa’s hardships following the Satsuma clan’s invasion of the Ryukyu Kingdom, she creatively photographs historical scenes staged with her friends, covering 400 years worth of history over four scrolls of about 120 meters in length. Filled with a combination of anger and humor, these picture scrolls tell the history of the area up until the Battle of Okinawa (1945) and the occupation by U.S. forces. The fourth scroll in the series was completed before Ishikawa began receiving treatment for stage 4 cancer which she learned of in February last year. This is the first time that all four scrolls have been shown together publicly.
*The exhibition will be in two parts, with two scrolls displayed at a time.
Part 1 (scrolls 1 & 2): Feb. 10 - 21
Part 2 (scrolls 3 & 4): Feb. 22 - Mar. 4
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Gallery Talk
Date: Feb. 24 (Sat), 14:00-
Speaker: Taro Amano (Chief curator at Yokohama Civic Gallery Azamino)
Admission: Free (exhibition admission not inc.)
*No booking required
*Event in Japanese
*The exhibition will be in two parts, with two scrolls displayed at a time.
Part 1 (scrolls 1 & 2): Feb. 10 - 21
Part 2 (scrolls 3 & 4): Feb. 22 - Mar. 4
[Related Events]
Gallery Talk
Date: Feb. 24 (Sat), 14:00-
Speaker: Taro Amano (Chief curator at Yokohama Civic Gallery Azamino)
Admission: Free (exhibition admission not inc.)
*No booking required
*Event in Japanese
Schedule | Feb 10 (Sat) 2018-Mar 4 (Sun) 2018 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥900; High School and Junior High School Students, Under 18s ¥600; Elementary School Students ¥400; Seniors 60 & Over ¥800 | ||||
| Venue | Maruki Gallery for the Hiroshima Panels https://marukigallery.jp/en/  | ||||
| Location | 1401 Shimokarako, Higashimatsuyama-shi, Saitama 355-0076 | ||||
| Access | 12 minutes by taxi from the South exit of Shinrin-koen Station on the Tobu Tojo line; From the East exit of Higashi-Matsuyama Station on the Tobu Tojo line, take the bus and get off at Maruki Bijutsukan Higashi. The venue is 2 minute walk from there. | ||||
| Phone | 0493-22-3266 | ||||
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