Jun.11.2008

Tomoko Sawada holds her solo exhibition at MEM in Osaka

Tomoko Sawada is holding her solo exhibition “BRIDE” at MEM in Osaka. She won a special prize at New Cosmos of Photography 2000 for her work “ID400,” which consists of 400 automatic ID photos in which she masquerades as different persons. In 2004, she received the Kimura Ihei Photography Award for her distinguished photographic activities. She has continued producing unique self-portraits, such as “MASQUERADE” in which she used photos introducing hostesses, and “School Days” in which she masqueraded as each student in a girls’ high school class. In recent years, she has expanded her sphere of activities abroad as one of the Japanese artists attracting attention today. We hope you will take this opportunity to enjoy Sawada’s latest series “BRIDE” in which she masquerades as many Japanese brides.

Date	: June 24 (Tue.) - July 16 (Wed.), 2008
Venue	: MEM Arai Bldg. 4F, #16, 2-1-1 Imabashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka 541-0042
TEL	: 06-6231-0337
URL	: www.mem-inc.jp
Open hours	: 11:00 - 18:00
Closed	:Monday, Sundays, and public holidays
Admission	: Free

Tomoko Sawada’s homepage: www.e-sawa.com

*Tomoko Sawada’s exhibitions are also open abroad as follows. We hope you will take the opportunity to visit them.

“Decoration”

Date	: May 13 (Tue.) - June 27 (Fri.) 2008
Venue	: ZABRISKIE GALLERY (New York, USA)
URL	: www.zabriskiegallery.com

“BRIDE”

Date	: June 7 (Sat.) - August 23 (Sat.) 2008
Venue	: ROSE gallery (Los Angeles, USA)
URL	: www.rosegallery.net