The Tempo Of A Nation

Courtesy of TORCH GALLERY, AMSTERDAM

Forget the turning of the leaves in Hibiya Park — the real sight to behold in Tokyo this autumn will be German Contemporary Photography. Running from Oct. 25 to Dec. 18 at Tokyo's National Museum of Modern Art ( momat.go.jp ), this sweeping exhibition comprises work shot over 40 years by a remarkably diverse group of photographers.

One common theme is Germany's sudden rise (and subsequent decline) as an industrial power; look out for the grim, 1960s factory pictures by Bernd and Hilla Becher (the oldest work on show) or the disturbing aridity of 404 Not Found

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