The 29th Nakanoshima Film Theater: "Wars and Images" @ The National Museum of Art, Osaka
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The 29th Nakanoshima Film Theater at NMAO explores "Wars and Images" through a screening of Fumio Kamei's work and contemporary artists' films.Summary
The 29th Nakanoshima Film Theater, themed "Wars and Images," will be held at The National Museum of Art, Osaka on March 15, 2026. Part 1 features a lecture by Isao Otsuki and a screening of Fumio Kamei's film "The Fighting Soldiers" (1939), focusing on the pioneer of war documentary film. Part 2 screens four video works addressing war mediated by media, including pieces by Harun Farocki, Hito Steyerl, Lawrence Abu Hamdan, and Erkan Özgen, touching upon themes of military technology, personal memory, and the documentation of violence. The program aims to re-examine the role of museums as memory institutions in the context of identity politics and organized violence.
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