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Araki (Photofile)
Alain Jouffroy
£10.95
The perfect primer on Japanese photographer Araki, known for his provocative and erotic images
Overview
The Japanese photographer and artist Nobuyoshi Araki is known for his provocative pictures. Influenced by Shunga, the erotic art of the Edo period (1603–1867), as well as the glossy imagery of contemporary culture, much of Araki’s work confronts taboo subjects such as sex, nudity and death head on. Subjects range from poetic scenes of old Tokyo to modern Japanese sub-culture, from sensual close-ups of exotic flowers to erotic photographs of kimono-clad women bound in rope. This compact book surveys and reflects Araki’s extraordinary breadth of work, from the shocking to the sublime.
The Photofile series brings together the best work of the world’s greatest photographers, in an affordable pocket format. Handsome and collectable, the books are produced to the highest standards. Each volume contains some sixty full-page reproductions printed in superb duotone, together with a critical introduction and a full bibliography. The series has been awarded the first annual prize for distinguished photographic books by the International Center of Photography, New York.
Product Information
Book Details
Format: Paperback with flaps
Size: 19.0 x 12.5 cm
Extent: 144 pp
Illustrations: 89
Publication date: 1 October 2007
ISBN: 9780500410912
Contents List
Introduction by Alain Jouffroy • c.60 photographs, principally in duotone • Brief biography of Araki • Bibliography and list of exhibitions
About the Author
Alain Jouffroy is a noted French poet and the author of over 120 books.
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Alain Jouffroy
