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2019.12.04 update

"Once in Harlem," the first solo exhibition in Japan by photographer Katsumi Naito, who captured Harlem in the 1990s, is being held.（1/2）

12.11 Wed -12.31 Tue
Isetan Shinjuku Men's Building 2F Men's Creators
From Wednesday, December 11th, Isetan Shinjuku Store, Men's Building 2nd floor = Men's Creators will host "Once in Harlem," a solo exhibition by New York-based photographer Katsu Naito.

©Katsu Naito
"Harlem Tree" 66,000 yen
(11x14 inch)

Katsumi Naito, who moved to the United States in 1983, was captivated by Harlem, which she visited seeking more excitement, and lived there for about five and a half years starting in 1988. While living a life constantly surrounded by fear and tension, she gradually came to be accepted by the people and the city of Harlem, and from the early to mid-1990s, she photographed Harlem, which was an extremely dangerous area at the time. Later, she released a photo book of these images titled "Once in Harlem."

©Katsu Naito
"Twin in Morning Side Park"
66,000 yen
(11x14 inch)

©Katsu Naito
"Professor Williams on 116th street"
66,000 yen
(11x14 inch)

This exhibition will feature several photographs selected from "Once in Harlem," developed and printed from negatives, along with the display and sale of the photobook. Additionally, cut-and-sew garments featuring silkscreen prints of the photographs will be available.


Katsu Naito

This will be a special opportunity for you to experience firsthand "Harlem as it was back then," a perspective only someone like Katsumi Naito, who lived and worked within the same community, could have captured.

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