Wednesday, April 9, 2025 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
202 Frick Fine Arts
Gina Kim
After the Manchuria Incident in 1932, the imperial presence of Japan in northeast China became immensely visible. Spanning14 years until August 1945, Manchukuo marks the climax of Japan’s political, militaristic, and economic expansion amidst the era of the New Order. This talk will explore how the Manchukuo enterprise was represented within a broader visual culture, encompassing art exhibitions, magazine illustrations, photography, and posters, with particular attention to the visualization of machines, technology, and labor.