‘In the beginning, Womankind was the sun - Weren’t we?’ Curatorial Tour
Tour
Friday, May 16, 2025, 9:00 pm
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In conjunction with In the beginning, Womankind was the sun
Join the curator for a tour and discussion of the exhibition, In the beginning, Womankind was the sun - Weren’t we?. eaturing works by Yoshiko Shimada, Layla Yamamoto, and Namae Myoji, the exhibition examines Japan’s historical and ongoing control over women’s bodies and sexuality through feminist critique.
Layla Yamamoto (山本れいら). Born in Tokyo, Japan. Yamamoto explores Japan's sociopolitical landscape, reflecting feminist and postcolonial perspectives. Her works critically examine Japan's nuclear power history and systemic sexual violence in the postwar period, and offer reinterpretations of anime and manga culture through feminist and queer lenses.
東京都生まれ。日本の社会政治的状況を探求し、フェミニズムおよびポストコロニアリズムの視点を反映させた作品を制作している。彼女の作品は、日本の原子力史や戦後の制度的性暴力を批判的に考察し、またアニメやマンガ文化をフェミニズムおよびクィアの視点から再解釈する試みを行っている。