11/06/2026
COMING SOON | Japanese Women Photographers: From 1950s to Now
Wednesday 24 June - Sunday 27 September 2026
Japanese Women Photographers: From 1950s to Now is a landmark exhibition rewriting the story of Japanese photography through the eyes of 27 women whose perspectives have shaped how Japan sees itself, and how it is seen by the world.
Book advance tickets for the exhibition now via the 'what's on' link in bio!
Please note we're opening at 10.30am (Sunday at 11am) from Wednesday 24 June. Our opening hours are:
Monday-Wednesday, Saturday: 10.30am-6pm
Thursday-Friday: 10.30am-8pm
Sunday: 11am-6pm
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Curated by Lesley A. Martin, Takeuchi Mariko and Pauline Vermare. This exhibition is in connection with the publication I’m So Happy You Are Here: Japanese Women Photographers 1950s to Now (Aperture, 2024). The exhibition is organised by Aperture in collaboration with the Rencontres d’Arles with support from Kering | Women In Motion, Ishibashi Foundation, Anne Levy Charitable Trust, 1970 Japan World's Exposition Memorial Fund, The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation, OKAN and Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation. Additional curatorial collaboration for the exhibition in London with Taous Dahmani, The Photographers’ Gallery. The Japanese Women Photographers' Reading Room is supported by Ellen Yiwei Wang.
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NINAGAWA Mika
Untitled, 1998; from the series 17 9 ’97.
Courtesy Tomio Koyama Gallery, Tokyo, and Aperture