"Showy (Alternative Human Manifesto)"

Author: [Japanese] Mitiko Kishihara, translated by He Jihui
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: The Body of Women (Color), The Gaze of Men (Lust) —— In the public eye, "flaunting" is a shallow conspiracy between the genders. This book subverts the understanding of "flaunting" ands it as women's "dominance" over their bodies, their sexual desires, and their spiritual spaces. The book "Flaunting — An Alternative Body Manifesto" distinctly embodies a Western feminist stance. The articles in the book were written during her tenure as an exhibition curator at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography (1989–2002, now transferred to the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Contemporary Art) and include exhibition catalog essays and photographic reviews on modern and contemporary photography in the West, including Japan. During her time at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Ms. Kishihara curated numerous high-quality photography exhibitions. These exhibitions covered both artistic practices as pure photography and as contemporary art. These exhibitions not only had a significant impact on the development of contemporary art in Japan but also attracted widespread attention in the international photography and contemporary art communities, establishing her as a key figure in the contemporary Western photography scene.