Ivan Vartanian

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The Printed Record of Tokyo’s Vanished Underground

In the late 1960s and early ’70s, a postwar momentum for breaking societal norms profoundly influenced Japanese cultural expression.

How Kishin Shinoyama Found Fame and Controversy

The Japanese photographer, who died in January 2024 at the age of eighty-three, developed a cult following for his images of celebrities and nudes.

Daido Moriyama on the Unending Newness of Photographs

The legendary artist speaks about why photography never reaches a state of completion.

Magazine Work

In the new issue of Aperture magazine, Tokyo-based curator Ivan Vartanian offers a look through the pages of the popular magazines of the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s.

Collecting the Japanese Photobook

Ivan Vartanian spoke to Ryuichi Kaneko about how he became one of the first and most enduring champions of the Japanese photobook.

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