Untitled
Artist
Nakahira Takuma(Japanese, 1938–2015)Japanese, 1938–2015
CultureJapanese
Titles
- Untitled
Date1968–1970, printed 2014
Place depictedJapan
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 18 13/16 × 12 5/8 in. (47.8 × 32 cm)
Sheet: 19 13/16 × 15 15/16 in. (50.4 × 40.5 cm)
Sheet: 19 13/16 × 15 15/16 in. (50.4 × 40.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Anne Wilkes Tucker in honor of Yasufumi Nakamori
Object number2014.665
Not on view
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Department
PhotographyObject Type
A founder of the short-lived but extremely influential photography journal Provoke, Nakahira Takuma’s photographs exemplify the are-bure-boke (which translates to grainy, blurry, and out-of-focus) style that was a hallmark of Provoke. His disquieting scenes of everyday urban life, often tilted and shot toward a light source, capture Nakahira’s experiences in a country suspended between construction and destruction due to the expansion and remaking of postwar Japan.
ProvenanceThe artist, through Osiris Gallery, Tokyo, Japan, 2014; purchased by MFAH, 2014.
Exhibition History“For A New World to Come: Experiments in Japanese Art and Photography, 1968-1979 Japan,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 8–July 12, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in graphite on verso lower right: E-032 / 1/10
Stamped on verso lower right in black ink: (Japanese characters) Takuma Nakahira / Print certified by Osiris
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