From Magazines to Gallery Walls: Rethinking Fukase Masahisa’s “Ravens” and the Workshop School of Photography in 1976 Japan

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In the 1970s, Japanese photography underwent crucial changes, which allowed it to grow into a significant field in today’s global art scene. By comparing a major photographic series of the time——Fukase Masahisa’s “Ravens” (1976-1982)——and the activities of the Workshop School of Photography (1974-1976), this article suggests that these changes materialized around the concept of the original print, and the passage from the printed medium to the exhibition medium. From here this article particularly seeks to understand the theoretical context of the debates that these changes sparked in post 1968 Japan.