An exhibition featuring the works of Nakaji Yasui (1903-42), a photographer who applied himself to a variety of techniques during Japan’s modernist photography boom in the 1930s, is currently open at Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art. Yasui was active in a tumultuous time that covered the end of Japan’s Taisho period to the start of the Pacific War. He sought to capture moments from this time on film and passed away at the young age of 38. Through Yasui’s own vintage prints and 24 modern prints newly created for this exhibition, this is an invaluable opportunity to reflect on the photographer’s life through 63 distinct works.

Nakaji Yasui: My Precious Photographs (Celebrating the 120th Anniversary of His Birth)

Dates: 16 December 2023 – 12 February 2024

Venue: Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art

1-1-1 Wakinohama Kaigan-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe City [Inside HAT Kobe]

Opening Times: 10:00 – 18:00 (Last admission is at 17:30)

Closed on Mondays and over the New Year (December 29 – January 2)

https://www.artm.pref.hyogo.jp/exhibition/t_2312/