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Akemi Takeda
FALLOUT SHELTER

July 15 – August 11, 2025


Gallery Talk: Saturday, Aug 9, 14:00–15:00
Akemi Takeda, Rev. Dr. TK Nakagaki, Shinji Harada


Akemi Takeda came to New York from Japan in 1976. She began representing anti-nuclear appealing works after being inspired by fallout shelter signs scattered in the warehouse district of SoHo, where she moved in 1979. Since creating silkscreen printed photo collage “Fallout Shelter” in 1985, her motifs have expanded to include atomic bombings, nuclear testings, and nuclear power plants. This exhibition features 12 pieces (2019–2025) among the series that combines thermal transfer printing with drawing, which is her retrospective result of pursuing creation for decades.


Biography (En & Jp)


Flyer (En & Jp)



NAGASAKI PEACE MUSEUM (Admission Free)
7-15 Matsugaemachi, Nagasaki 850-0921
Hours: 10:00~17:30 (8/11: to 14:00)
Closed: Tue 7/22, Mon 7/28, Mon 8/4



Image: Fallout Shelter Signs, 2021, thermal transferred photo collage, graphite, color pencil on paper, 22 x 22 in (559 x 559 mm) ©Akemi Takeda