- Rikkyo University
Kikuji Kawada is best known for The Map, a dense photobook exploring the scars, ruins and symbols of postwar Japan. His work combines abstraction, political memory and the physical texture of printed images.
Photography
Artist Films
Kikuji Kawada on the Atomic Bomb Dome and postwar Japan
San Francisco Museum of Modern ArtOfficial source ↗ (opens in a new window)
Major Works
- 1965The Map / Chizu
- 1960sHiroshima Dome Stains
- 1980s–90sThe Last Cosmology
- 1990sWorld’s End
- 1970sCar Maniac
- 1970sSacré Atavism
- 1970sLos Caprichos
- 1990sThe Globe Theater
- 2000sInvisible City
- 1990s–2010sThe Map re-editions
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo
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