Publisher/目黒区美術館

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This book is a catalogue published for the exhibition "Yama Art, Photography, Graphics, and Film: Coal Mining as a Cultural Resource" held at the Meguro Art Museum in 2009. Coal mining was one of the industries that supported the postwar reconstruction of society and high economic growth. It was a source of energy resources and one of the leading industries along with textiles. However, since the 1960s, the use of cheaper overseas coal instead of domestic coal has become more popular, and new energy sources such as oil and electricity have begun to attract attention, and the industry gradually declined. In the 1950s, there were more than 1,000 coal mines nationwide, but after the 1970s, they were closed one after another. During its glory days, it attracted attention as a symbol of the city, and after it began to become a declining industry, coal mining regions and people continued to attract attention as a message of opposition to national politics through the suffering people. This exhibition is unique in that it focuses on "coal mining art, photography, graphics, and film," which has never been seen before, and is a very valuable book that introduces a variety of artworks and photographs created in relation to "Yama."