Mar.2.2006

“New Cosmos of Photography Exhibition” on tour (in Sendai, Osaka, and Fukuoka)

“New Cosmos of Photography Exhibition” that aims to discover, nurture, and support young photographers, is touring successively Sendai, Osaka, and Fukuoka.

The exhibition of “New Cosmos of Photography” held in Tokyo at the end of 2005 was well received. Its touring show started on February 3 in Sendai, and goes to Osaka, and Fukuoka.

“New Cosmos of Photography,” a cultural support program of Canon launched in autumn 1991, aims to discover, nurture, and support young photographers who are pursuing possibilities in photographic expressions. The program is designed to encourage young photographers to try their free, creative and experimental ways, not only in conventional silver salt photos but also in adopting digital images or mixing photos with other areas of expression. A large number of up-and-coming photographers who have been found in this competition to date include Mika Ninagawa and Tomoko Sawada.

For this exhibition tour are displayed “New Cosmos of Photography” works of the grand prize winner 2005 Akiko OZAWA, the excellent prize work winners 2005 (four artists and a unit of two artists), and new works by Motoyo KAWAMURA and Koji TAKIGUCHI, co-grand prize winner 2004. The content of the exhibition is a re-constructed version of the Exhibition held at Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography from November through December 2005.

At each venue of the tour is scheduled a talk show by the participating artists, and a place to exchange views on photographic expressions will be provided as well.

*As there was no grand prize winner for the year 2004, two co-grand prize winners were selected.

[Photographers]

Akiko OZAWA [the grand prize winner 2005 (the 28th contest)]

Shoka ARAKAKI, Yoshihisa KAJIOKA, Hajime TOKUTA, Sohei NISHINO, and Tetsuya HAYASHIGUCHI + Kohei MATSUMURA [the excellent work award winners 2005 (the 28th contest)]

Motoyo KAWAMURA and Koji TAKIGUCHI [co-grand prize winner 2004 (the 27th contest)]

(1) New Cosmos of Photography Exhibition in Sendai, 2006

Period	: Friday, February 3 - Wednesday, February 22
Time	: 10:00 - 19:00 (closes at 17:00 on the last day, open throughout the period)
Venue	: Sendai Mediatheque 6Fa 2-1, Kasuga-cho, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture,980-0821
Access	: (By public transportation) Subway : 5 min. walk from Kotodai station Bus : Get on a bus bound for Kotsukyoku Daigaku Byoin via Jozenji St. and get off at the Mediatheque-mae stop (On foot) 20 min. walk from Sendai Station (By car) A 10-minute drive from Sendai Miyagi IC on Tohoku Expressway
Admission	: Free
Sponsor	: Canon Inc.
Cooperation	: Sendai Mediatheque
Event*	: Artist Talk (seating 50) Saturday, February 11, 14:00 - 16:30 (Participating photographers on schedule) Akiko OZAWA [the grand prize winner 2005 (the 28th contest)] Shoka ARAKAKI, Yoshihisa KAJIOKA, Hajime TOKUTA, Sohei NISHINO, and Tetsuya HAYASHIGUCHI + Kohei MATSUMURA [the excellent work award winners 2005 (the 28th contest)] Koji TAKIGUCHI [co-grand prize winner 2004 (the 27th contest)]

(2) New Cosmos of Photography Exhibition in Osaka, 2006

Period	: Saturday, April 1 - Sunday, April 23
Time	: 10:00 - 19:00
Venue	: Artcourt Gallery (ACG) OAP Artcourt 1F 1-8-5 Tenman-bashi, Kita-ku, Osaka, 530-0042 Tel: 06-6354-5444
Access	: (By public transportation) 8 min. walk from JR Sakuranomiya station (west exit) A free pickup bus is available at the north side of Osaka station
Admission	: Free
Sponsor	: Canon Inc.
Cooperation	: Artcourt Gallery provides the exhibition venue.
Event*	: Artist Talk (seating 50) Saturday April 1, 14:30 - 16:30 (Participating photographers on schedule) Akiko OZAWA [the grand prize winner 2005 (the 28th contest)] Sohei NISHINO, and Tetsuya HAYASHIGUCHI + Kohei MATSUMURA [the excellent work award winners 2005 (the 28th contest)] Motoyo KAWAMURA [co-grand prize winner 2004 (the 27th contest)]

(3) New Cosmos of Photography Exhibition in Fukuoka, 2006

Period	: Thursday, April 27 - Tuesday, May 23
Time	: 10:00 - 20:00 (closes at 17:00 on the last day)
Closed	: May 8 (Mon.), 9 (Tue.), 10 (Wed.) and 17 (Wed.)
Venue	: Fukuoka Asian Art Museum Riverain Center Building 8F, 3-1 Shimokawabata-machi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, 812-0027
Access	: (By public transportation) City Subway: Above Nakasu-Kawabata station (By car) About 5 min. from the Gofukumachi Ramp or 7 min. from the Chiyo Ramp on the Urban Expressway
Admission	: Free
Sponsor	: Canon Inc.
Event*	: Artist Talk (seating 120) Ajibi Hall in Fukuoka Asian Art Museum Saturday, April 29, 14:30 - 16:30 (Participating photographers on schedule) Akiko OZAWA [the grand prize winner 2005 (the 28th contest)] Shoka ARAKAKI, Yoshihisa KAJIOKA, and Hajime TOKUTA [the excellent work award winners 2005 (the 28th contest)] Koji TAKIGUCHI [co-grand prize winner 2004 (the 27th contest)]

*Note : As for the Artist Talk at each venue, booking in advance is not required, but please note that entry may not be allowed depending on how many people wish to attend.