Nobuyoshi Araki : self life death

Collectif

Publié par Phaidon Press, le 20 mai 2011

196 pages

Résumé

-Arguably Japan's greatest living photographer - and certainly its most controversial - Nobuyoshi Araki (b.1940) consistently challenges artistic and social conventions in postwar Japan by referencing the country's rich history of restraint, commercialism and eroticism -This new abridged edition includes all of Araki's major bodies of work, such as Sentimental Journey (1971), Winter Journey (1991) and Erotos (1993) -Araki's prolific 48 year career is represented through his finest and most iconic images all in a lavishly produced, large-format book -Araki's writings, widely admired in Japan, are also included, providing a unique opportunity for the English reader to discover the artist and his motivations -In this affordable and accessible format, a new audience of photography students and enthusiasts will be able to own the definitive work on this influential photographer