Opening Reception: Community of Images Exhibition
June 14, 2024, 5-7pm
Philadelphia Art Alliance

Please join us in celebrating the opening of the Community of Images exhibition!

Refreshments provided by CBL Wine Company and light hors d'oeuvres will be served. Enjoy the beautiful galleries at the Philadelphia Art Alliance. Special guests will be attending in person.

Community of Images: Japanese Moving Image Artists in the US, 1960s-1970s is an exhibition that explores experimental moving images created by Japanese artists and their connections to North America. Covering a wide range of practices including avant-garde film, performance, design, expanded cinema, independent documentary, music, and video art, and addressing themes of ecology, race, feminism, technology, and communication, the project features works and activities that took place in Japan and the US. The selection of works was informed by the interests of, and need for research and preservation by, the community of scholars and collection-holders. 

Drawing from the experiences of artists working abroad who are represented in the exhibition, we aim to form connections between historic and contemporary local practices. By collaboratively thinking through these specific artistic practices with Philadelphia-based artists and media-making organizations, we have organized programs that bring this history to life in meaningful ways for today’s audiences. For further information on the exhibition’s overarching themes, and to learn about community engagement projects, please visit our website. 

This project is co-presented by Collaborative Cataloging Japan and the Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia in partnership with Philadelphia Art Alliance at University of the Arts. Major support has been provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, with additional support from the Andy Warhol Foundation, the Toshiba International Foundation, Pola Art Foundation, and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.

Sponsorship by CBL Wine Company