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Araki. 40th Ed.
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Binding: Hardcover
Description: Decades worth of images have been distilled down to 512 pages of photographs in this ultimate retrospective collection of Nobuyoshi Araki's work selected by the artist himself. First published as a Limited Edition and now back in a new format to celebrate Taschen's 40th anniversary the curation delves deep into Araki's best - known imagery: Tokyo street scenes; faces and foods; colorful sensual flowers; female genitalia; and the Japanese art of kinbaku or bondage. As girls lay bound but defiant and glistening petals assume suggestive shapes Araki plays constantly with patterns of subjugation and emancipation death and desire and with the slippage between serene image and shock. Describing his bondage photographs as a collaboration between the subject and the photographer Araki seeks to come closer to his female subjects through photography emphasizing the role of spoken conversation between himself and the model. In his native Japan he has attained cult status for many women who feel liberated by his readiness to photograph the expression of their desire.
Title: Araki. 40th Ed.
Brand: Taschen Gmbh
Barcode: 9783836582520
Pages: 512 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 10/6/2020
Series: 40th Edition
Category: Erotic & Nude Photography
Description: Decades worth of images have been distilled down to 512 pages of photographs in this ultimate retrospective collection of Nobuyoshi Araki's work selected by the artist himself. First published as a Limited Edition and now back in a new format to celebrate Taschen's 40th anniversary the curation delves deep into Araki's best - known imagery: Tokyo street scenes; faces and foods; colorful sensual flowers; female genitalia; and the Japanese art of kinbaku or bondage. As girls lay bound but defiant and glistening petals assume suggestive shapes Araki plays constantly with patterns of subjugation and emancipation death and desire and with the slippage between serene image and shock. Describing his bondage photographs as a collaboration between the subject and the photographer Araki seeks to come closer to his female subjects through photography emphasizing the role of spoken conversation between himself and the model. In his native Japan he has attained cult status for many women who feel liberated by his readiness to photograph the expression of their desire.
Title: Araki. 40th Ed.
Brand: Taschen Gmbh
Barcode: 9783836582520
Pages: 512 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 10/6/2020
Series: 40th Edition
Category: Erotic & Nude Photography
