Tokuko Ushioda

黑料不打烊

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Japanese | 1940

Tokuko Ushioda is a Japanese Asian Modern & Contemporary artist who was born in 1940. Numerous key galleries and museums such as The Hague Museum of Photography have featured Tokuko Ushioda's work in the past.The maker's first piece to be offered at auction was "東京都世田谷区 Setagaya, Tokyo from 冷蔵庫／ICE BOX" at Phillips London in 2023.Tokuko Ushioda has been featured in articles for , and . The most recent article is written for Aperture in December 2024.

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東京都世田谷区 Setagaya, Tokyo from 冷蔵庫／ICE BOX - Tokuko Ushioda

東京都世田谷区 Setagaya, Tokyo from 冷蔵庫／ICE BOX ,1981

By Tokuko Ushioda

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東京都世田谷区 Setagaya, Tokyo from 冷蔵庫／ICE BOX ,1981

By Tokuko Ushioda

+27%

above mid-estimate

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Current Exhibitions

Suddenly there was nothing

Harkawik, New York

Lower Manhattan | New York | USA

08 Nov, 2025 - 04 Jan, 2026

Past Exhibitions

From Student to Master: Tokuko Ushioda and Her Teachers

Alison Bradley Projects

New York | USA

17 May, 2022 - 29 Jul, 2022

I’m So Happy You Are Here. Japanese Women Photographers from the 1950s to Now

Fotografie Forum Frankfurt

Frankfurt Am Main | Germany

24 May, 2025 - 07 Sep, 2025

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Articles

Aperture’s Must-Read Photography Features of 2024

Aperture 19 Dec, 2024

The disruptive force of artificial intelligence, a fresh look at Robert Frank, and a retrospective of Tina Barney—here are this year’s highlights in photography and ideas.

An Overdue History of Japanese Women Photographers

Hyperallergic 24 Oct, 2024

The expansive catalog offers an essential compilation of essays, interviews, and profiles of Japanese women photographers from the 1950s through the present day.

The Japanese Women Who Transformed Photography

Aperture 20 Sep, 2024

From Tokiwa Toyoko’s images of women working in the 1950s to Ushioda Tokuko’s domestic portraits, women artists have played a pivotal role in shaping the medium’s history in Japan.

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