Since Nadja

“Since Nadja — My Personal Recollections — Night in Shinjuku late ’60s to ’70s” is an exhibition that features artists who were active in the late 60s to 70s. The embroidery of ‘Since Nadja,’ the title of the exhibition, was created by Tokuko Shimizu. It was used for the flyers and is collaged onto Zenzaburo Kojima’s postcard album from his time in Europe.

 

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In my early twenties, I saw the figures of cool adults in the nightlife of Shinjuku. There were entrepreneurs, painters, sculptors, architects, theater practitioners, musicians, photographers, writers, poets, manga artists, and filmmakers. These were the people who led the era and shaped the following one.

The chaos that still held power at the time.