1960-1980
Friday, May 9－Saturday, June 7, 2025
12:00–19:00(Wednesday – Friday), 12:00–17:00(Saturday)
By Appointment only on Tuesday
We are pleased to announce the exhibition 1960–1980 by KODAMA Fusako, opening on Friday, May 9. This will be her fourth solo exhibition, following KODAMA Fusako’s Osaka, held two years ago.
The show features works from the 1960s, when Kodama began her photographic career in earnest, through the 1980s. Her uninterrupted creative output during this period coincides with her long-term contribution to Graphication, the PR magazine published by Fuji Xerox. Kodama began working with Graphication in 1970, three years after its launch, and continued until the magazine ceased publication in 2018. 1960–1980 can thus be regarded as the days of Graphication.
Based in Tokyo, Kodama also traveled extensively across Japan. Her images vividly capture scenes of everyday life—people talking, laughing, and pausing—as well as the evolving landscape of a changing Japan.
This exhibition also celebrates the release of her new photobook, Fusako Kodama 1960–1980, recently published by the French publisher Chose Commune.
Talk Event: KODAMA Fusako x AYA Tomoka
Join me for a talk on May 9 (Fri) from 19:30 to 21:00.
Participation Fee: ¥1,000
Venue: The Third Gallery Aya + YouTube (available for later viewing)
Reservation: info@thethirdgalleryaya.com
Kodama Fusako
Biography
| 1945 | Born in Wakayama City |
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| 1967 | Graduated from Kuwasawa Design School |
| 1970 | Selected for “Younger Eyes” in Japan Photo Almanac, published by Heibonsha |
| Thereafter, her photo works appeared in Graphication, the PR magazine of Fuji Xerox, newspapers and paperbacks. | |
Prize
| 1993 | Received the Annual Award of the Photographic Society of Japan for Tokyo After 1,000 Years |
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| 1995 | Received the Third Kuwasawa Award |
Solo Exhibitions
| 2025 | 1960-1980. The Third Gallery Aya, Osaka, Japan |
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| 2023 | Kodama Fusako, OSAKA. The Third Gallery Aya, Osaka, Japan |
| 2018 | criteria. The Third Gallery Aya, Osaka, Japan |
| 2017 | Tokyo After 1000 years. The Third Gallery Aya, Osaka, Japan |
| 2007 | The Contemporary Age We Desire. Ginza Nikon Salon, Tokyo, Japan |
| 1997 | Tokyo Suburb. Gallery Art Graph, Tokyo, Japan |
| 1993 | When the Flowers Are at Their Best, the People in the City Are…. Sotetsu Gallery, Yokohama, Japan |
| 1992 | Tokyo Kinetic. Ginza Nikon Salon, Tokyo, Japan |
| 1991 | Tokyo Photographs. Olympus Gallery, Tokyo, Japan |
| 1990 | Criteria. Gallery Verita, Tokyo, Japan |
Group Exhibitions
| 2022 | Metropolitan Expressway in Art Works. O Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan |
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| 2021 | ART OSAKA 2021. Osaka City Central Public Hall, Osaka, Japan Paris Photo 2021. Grand Palais Ephémère, Paris, France |
| 2019 | Paris Photo 2019. Grand Palais, Paris, France |
| 2018 | daikanyama photo fair 2018. Daikanyama Hillside Forum, Hillside Plaza, Tokyo, Japan ART in PARK HOTEL TOKYO 2018. Park Hotel Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan |
| 2012 | White Future: Thinking of Nuclear. GoEun Museum of Photography, Pusan, Korea |
| 1999 | Kiyoji Otsuji and 15 Photographers. Museum of Tokyo Zokei University, Tokyo, Japan |
| 1998 | Women Photographer’s Eyes 1945-1997: Tokyo Photography Month. Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Tokyo, Japan |
| 1993 | About Big Cities. nGbK, Berlin, Germany |
| 1977 | 11 Fotografi Italiani e 11 Fotografi Giapponese. Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Tokyo, Japan |
| 1970 | View. Ginza Nikon Salon, Tokyo, Japan |
Art Fair
| 2024 | Paris Photo 2024. Grand Palais, Paris, France |
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| 2021 | Art Osaka 2021. Osaka City Sentral Public Hall, Osaka, Japan Paris Photo 2021. Grand Palais Éphémère, Paris, France |
| 2019 | Paris Photo 2019. Grand Palais, Paris, France |
| 2018 | daikanyama photo fair 2018. Daikanyama Hillside Forum and Hillside Plaza, Tokyo, Japan ART in PARK HOTEL TOKYO 2018. Park Hotel Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan |
Publications
| 2025 | 1960-1980.Marseille: Chose Commune |
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| 1992 | Tokyo After 1,000 Years. Tokyo: Gendaishokan |
| 1990 | Criteria. Tokyo: Inter Press Corporation |
Public Collections
| Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography |