File:Osamu James Nakagawa K.K.K., Drive In Theater series 1992.jpg

Photograph by Osamu James Nakagawa, K.K.K. (Drive-in Theater series, 1992). The image illustrates an early stage and body of work in Osamu James Nakagawa's career from the 1990s: his digitally-composed photography created during the medium's infancy. This work is part of "Drive-In Theater" and "Billboard" series (1992–7), which placed jarring sociopolitical images often concerning minority groups (e.g., protests, parades, border crossings, and in this case, a KKK demonstration) on to the derelict screens of drive-in theaters and billboards that he photographed in situ. This work and similar works have been publicly exhibited in prominent venues, discussed in major art journals and daily press publications, and acquired by museums.

Artist Osamu James Nakagawa. Copyright held by the artist.

Osamu James Nakagawa

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The image serves an informational and educational purpose as the primary means of illustrating an early stage and body of work in Osamu James Nakagawa's career from the 1990s when he gained attention for his digitally-composed photography with a socio-political and historical focus, often on American culture. These works placed jarring images of social and racial injustices on to the derelict screens of drive-in theaters and billboards that he photographed in situ. Critics suggest the façades express Nakagawa's mixed feelings about the U.S. while raising concealed or obfuscated historical issues and fabricated national mythologies. Because the article is about an artist and his work, the omission of the image would significantly limit a reader's understanding and ability to visualize this key phase of his career, which brought widespread recognition through exhibitions in major venues, coverage by major critics in publications and books, and museum acquisitions. Nakagawa's work of this type and this work in particular is discussed in the article and by prominent critics cited in the article.

There is no free equivalent of this or any other of this series by Osamu James Nakagawa, so the image cannot be replaced by a free image.

The image will not affect the value of the original work or limit the copyright holder's rights or ability to distribute the original due to its low resolution and the general workings of the art market, which values the actual work of art. Because of the low resolution, illegal copies could not be made.