The 1839 is the year of photography invention, till now it’s reached a 180-year history of photography. The term of “Typology” is used by the German artists Bernd and Hilla Becher to describe the photos they took. “I hope to reshape people’s … Continue reading →

The well-known Japanese photographer Yoshihiko Ueda was born in Hyogo in 1957. He studied under Masanobu Fukuda and Taiji Arita. On one hand, he has worked as a front-line photographer in advertising. On the other hand, he has sought expression … Continue reading →

1839 Contemporary Gallery is honored to announce “Glacier and Iceberg in Antarctica” a solo exhibition featuring work by Hiroshi Ikeda, on view from October 20 to November 18, 2018. In his first exhibition with the gallery, Hiroshi will present photographs … Continue reading →

Black and white sounds like an absolute simplicity, and there is simplicity in Bogdan’s work, but only at first glance. The unusually small prints, most of them are contact prints, the same size as the original negative, needs to be … Continue reading →

We are pleased to curate the Taiwanese female photographer “Chang Yi-Yun” her recent artworks – “Coinciding” from July 14 to August 19, 2018. The series is to exhibit such complex surrounding our lives. Shooting the paintings is nothing new and, … Continue reading →

Yoshihiko Ito was born in Yamagata, Japan, 1951 and graduated from the Tokyo College of Photography in 1977.  His works are unique contact sheets of a half size camera which express one image on one contact sheet and invisible time … Continue reading →