Untitled 6

Artist Emi Anrakuji(Japanese, born 1963)Japanese, born 1963

CultureJapanese

Titles

Untitled 6
from the series Ehagaki
from the series Picture Postcard

Dateearly 2000s, printed early 2000s

MediumInkjet print on vintage postcard

DimensionsImage: 5 3/8 × 3 3/8 in. (13.7 × 8.5 cm)
Sheet: 5 3/8 × 3 3/8 in. (13.7 × 8.5 cm)
Mount: 12 5/8 × 9 1/2 in. (32 × 24.2 cm)
Frame: 14 × 11 1/8 × 1 1/8 in. (35.6 × 28.2 × 2.8 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by John A. MacMahon

Object number2022.359

Not on view

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Department

Photography

Object Type

PHOTOGRAPHS

Description

In Emi Anrakuji’s series "e hagaki" (Picture Postcards), the artist’s own photographic imagery is inkjet-printed onto vintage postcards originally collected by her grandfather. Anrakuji photographs her body alongside props and textiles to construct images that playfully interact with those on the postcards. The resulting pictures are dreamlike scenes in which geometric abstraction and narrative ambiguity collide. Through her experimentation, Anrakuji considers complicated issues of family history and photography’s role in representing cultural identity.

ProvenanceThe artist; [Miyako Yoshinaga Gallery]; purchased by MFAH, 2022.
Published References Anrakuji, Emi, Nazraeli Press, and Nazraeli Press. E Hagaki. Nazraeli Press One Picture Book, No. 40. Portland, Oregon: Nazraeli Press, 2006.

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