An Introduction to Shadows: A Group Show of Japanese Photography

Marshall Gallery Los Angeles · Westside

Exhibition on view: Nov 1, 2025 - Dec 20, 2025

An installation presents contemporary and historical photographic works from Japan, including studio constructions, collages, warm-toned prints, and Chieko Shiraishi’s first US presentation. Cyanotypes, architectural studies, and silver gelatin prints by noted masters appear alongside pieces made in Japan by western artists.

Artist

John Chiara

John Chiara (b. 1971, San Francisco) is known for his innovative camera obscura photographs, created using handcrafted large-format cameras and direct positive materials. His work reimagines traditional photographic processes to produce immersive images of California’s landscapes and urban environments. Chiara’s photographs are held in major museum collections including the J. Paul Getty Museum, LACMA, the National Gallery of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. His 2017 monograph, John Chiara: California, was published by Aperture.