Surrealism and Photography in 1930s Japan: The Impossible Avant-Garde

A number of photographers across Japan produced a versatile body of Surrealist work during the 1930s. In this pioneering study of their practice, ‘Surrealism and Photography in 1930s Japan: The Impossible Avant-Garde’, Dr Jelena Stojković draws on primary sources and extensive archival research in order to map out art historical and critical contexts relevant to the apprehension of this rich photographic output, most of which is previously unseen outside of its country of origin. In this book launch, the author was joined in discussion of the book’s themes by Dr Luke Gartlan and Dr Tessel Bauduin. Music: “ものしりのそらへ“ by mekoisu ()