As we step into the New Year, we find ourselves in a world marked by political uncertainty, humanitarian challenges, and natural disasters that test the resilience of communities globally. At MIYAKO YOSHINAGA, we foster meaningful connections through art, a powerful medium for dialogue and understanding. We are excited to share recent updates that echo how contemporary art can illuminate paths to healing and understanding amid adversity. Together, let us embrace hope and creativity as we move forward into 2025.

We're thrilled to announce that "365," a significant series by LA-based photo artist Ken Ohara (b. 1942), has been acquired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. This is the second major acquisition by an American museum of Ohara's work following the 2017 acquisition by the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

“365” is a series of 24 folding albums. Each album, small but expanding in length, contains precisely 365-day entries of one self-portrait or what he calls “my inward view of the day" and another image or “my outward view of the day” taken as a pair every day over one year. 

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We're delighted to report that our presentation of two acclaimed Asian photographers, Hitoshi Fugo and Joo Myung Duck, last November in Paris Photo fascinated this edition's record-breaking attendees at the Grand Palais.

We warmly invite you to our post-fair online viewing room, designed for those who couldn't attend in person or wish to revisit the experience virtually. This platform offers an opportunity to engage with the powerful stories these artists convey.

Image: Hitoshi Fugo on his book signing day

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In late April in New York, we will return to The Photography Show Presented by AIPAD for four consecutive years. This time, we'd like to highlight the works of our female photographers, including Mikiko Hara (image left) and Emi Anrakuji, both based in Tokyo, Japan, and Melissa Shook, an important American pioneer who intimately captured self- and family portraits from the late 1960s to the 1980s.

April 23: 5 pm - 9 pm (VIP Preview)

April 24: noon – 8 pm

April 25: noon – 7 pm

April 26: noon – 7 pm

April 27: 11 am – 5 pm

Please save these dates and make your plan. See you in blossoming New York City this spring.

https://www.aipad.com/show

We're delighted to share this just-published online interview with Hitoshi Fugo by a New York art critic, Jonathan Goodman. Jonathan has written quite a few reviews of our programs and artists, and this is his latest effort to highlight talent not always appreciated enough in the mainstream contemporary art world. Fugo reveals his concepts, methodology, and crafts for his photographic projects, and we invite you to enjoy this captivating interview for the fantastic Spanish cultural magazine Fronterad.

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