Robert Capa: WAR
Robert Capa is regarded as one of the greatest photographers of the 20th century. He has been called a 鈥減oet of the camera鈥� and an outstanding 鈥渨itness to the times.鈥� Behind his work were the eyes of a struggling humanist. Capa captured the suffering of war with unique human tenderness and humor. He immersed himself in the situations in which people found themselves with a strong conviction and passion to improve those situations, but more importantly, he had a keen eye for taking impactful photographs.
Capa was present in the midst of combat, risking his life to capture photographs that served as tangible and reliable records of the conflicts, from the political turmoil of Europe in the 1930s; to the Spanish Civil War, in which the Republican government forces were gradually overwhelmed and defeated by rebel forces led by General Franco and supported by the fascist regimes of Germany and Italy; the bombing of Hankou, China, by Japanese forces; the beginning of the Allied counter-offensive against Germany in North Africa during World War II; the war on the Italian front; the Normandy landings; and many other battles. Many of these photographs convey powerful messages that transcend time and space, resonating with generations to come.
This exhibition will feature roughly 140 works selected from the Tokyo Fuji Art Museum鈥檚 collection of approximately 1,000 works, with a focus on the theme of 鈥渨ar.鈥� Current world events, including regional conflicts between Russia and Ukraine, Israel and countries such as Palestine and Lebanon, and the fallout from the collapse of the Assad regime in Syria, are unfortunately far removed from Capa鈥檚 desire to make the situation around people a little better. This is precisely why revisiting Capa鈥檚 photographic testimony is so significant today.
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Robert Capa is regarded as one of the greatest photographers of the 20th century. He has been called a 鈥減oet of the camera鈥� and an outstanding 鈥渨itness to the times.鈥� Behind his work were the eyes of a struggling humanist. Capa captured the suffering of war with unique human tenderness and humor. He immersed himself in the situations in which people found themselves with a strong conviction and passion to improve those situations, but more importantly, he had a keen eye for taking impactful photographs.
Capa was present in the midst of combat, risking his life to capture photographs that served as tangible and reliable records of the conflicts, from the political turmoil of Europe in the 1930s; to the Spanish Civil War, in which the Republican government forces were gradually overwhelmed and defeated by rebel forces led by General Franco and supported by the fascist regimes of Germany and Italy; the bombing of Hankou, China, by Japanese forces; the beginning of the Allied counter-offensive against Germany in North Africa during World War II; the war on the Italian front; the Normandy landings; and many other battles. Many of these photographs convey powerful messages that transcend time and space, resonating with generations to come.
This exhibition will feature roughly 140 works selected from the Tokyo Fuji Art Museum鈥檚 collection of approximately 1,000 works, with a focus on the theme of 鈥渨ar.鈥� Current world events, including regional conflicts between Russia and Ukraine, Israel and countries such as Palestine and Lebanon, and the fallout from the collapse of the Assad regime in Syria, are unfortunately far removed from Capa鈥檚 desire to make the situation around people a little better. This is precisely why revisiting Capa鈥檚 photographic testimony is so significant today.
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