Asako Narahashi
Asako Narahashi (楢橋 朝子, Narahashi Asako; born 1959 in Tokyo) is a Tokyo-based Japanese photographer.[1] She is known for her approach of taking photos from offshore and splitting the frame between water and land or sky.[2] Her photographs are held in a permanent collection in San Francisco Museum of Art[3] and The National Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo.[4]
In 1990, Narahashi opened the gallery 03FOTOS (1990-2001) to present her works. In 1996, she co-founded the photography magazine Main (1996-2000) with Ishiuchi Miyako.[5]
Major exhibitions
- "half awake and half asleep in the water", Festival Images Vevey, Switzerland (2016)
- "Coming Closer and Getting Further Away", Tokyo Art Museum, Tokyo (2009)
- "half awake and half asleep in the water", Yossi Milo Gallery, New York (2008)
Publications
- NU E. (1997) ISBN 978-4-938628-27-7
- Asako Narahashi: Funiculi Funicula. Photographs 1998–2003 (2004) ISBN 978-4-902137-24-8
- Half Awake Half Asleep in the Water. (2007) ISBN 978-1-59005-215-0
- Ever After. (2013) ISBN 978-4-905254-02-7
- Gips. (2018) ISBN 978-4-905254-08-9
- Dawn in Spring. (2023) ISBN 978-4-905254-12-6
- I’m So Happy You Are Here: Japanese Women Photographers from the 1950s to Now (2024) ISBN 978-1-59711-553-7
Notes
- ↑ "ASAKO NARAHASHI". portgalleryt.com. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014.
- ↑ "Eerie Photos of Japan's Coast". TIME. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ↑ "Narahashi, Asako". SFMOMA. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ↑ "NARAHASHI, Asako （作家）". 東京国立近代美術館. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ↑ "Goliga Books — Main—An Independent Magazine by Two Photographers". Goliga Books. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
External links
- Article in the blog of The New York Times In Focus | Asako Narahashi.