The Japan Foundation, Manila (JFM) and the Metropolitan Museum of Manila, in cooperation with the Embassy of Japan present, “out of the ordinary/ extraordinary” a Japanese Contemporary Photography Exhibit featuring the works of eleven Japanese photographers who confront the complexity of an increasingly complicated world by coming up with new forms of expression.  The exhibit will run from June 22 to September 30, 2010 at the Upper Galleries (Calma, Ho and Luz Galleries) and the Catwalk Gallery of the Metropolitan Museum of Manila. 

The 102 works by featured artists Ishiuchi Miyako, Chin Yo Mi, Okada Hiroko, Sawada Tomoko, Takano Ryudai, Sugiura Kunié, Yokomizo Shizuka, Motoda Keizo, Hishikari Shunsaku, Onodera Yuki and Yoneda Tomoko, present different series of photographs of young women with heavily tanned face, light colored make-up and bleached hair; strangers who agreed to be photographed standing in their own homes with their windows opened; and young people who resort to tattoos, body piercing and strange hairstyles in order to express their individuality. 

The Metropolitan Museum of Manila is located at the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Complex, Roxas Boulevard, Manila.  It is open from Monday to Saturday, 9 am to 6 pm.

For inquiries, please contact the Japan Foundation, Manila through telephone numbers 811~6155 to 58, or email@jfmo.org.ph.