Nobuyoshi Araki
photographer
Nobuyoshi Araki (born May 25, 1940) is a prominent Japanese photographer and contemporary artist known for his bold explorations of love, death, eroticism, and the intimacy of everyday life. He graduated from Chiba University's Faculty of Engineering in 1963, where he studied photography and film-making. Araki began his career working at the advertising giant Dentsu, a period he describes as his 'training era,' during which he experimented with handmade photo books and diverse photographic techniques. His work is deeply rooted in the visual culture of Tokyo, particularly its history of desire and entertainment. He has published over 500 photobooks, including seminal works like 'Sentimental Journey' (1971). Araki's practice often involves a deep, personal relationship with his subjects, capturing both the ordinary and extraordinary aspects of human existence through a lens that balances fiction and reality.[1,2,8,9,10]
- love
- death
- eroticism
- intimacy
- Tokyo life
Books
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Chiro My Love€85.76 -
Diary Sentimental Journey€112.00 -
Theater of Love€900.00
Works by Nobuyoshi Araki
- 2011 Theater of Love Collection of unpublished cabinet size photographs taken around 1965 during his Dentsu years.
- 1971 Sentimental Journey Follows the couple's honeymoon from an extremely personal viewpoint.
- 1970 Xeroxed Photo Albums 26 volume set self-published using facilities at Dentsu.
Exhibitions
- 2011 Theater of Love
References
- Nobuyoshi Araki. Wikipedia link
- Olivier Malingue. Nobuyoshi Araki - Biography. oliviermalingue.com link
- Nobuyoshi Araki. Tate link
- Nobuyoshi Araki biography. corneliafineart.com link
- Nobuyoshi Araki. paulgreenfield.com link
- Herbert Rometsch. Facebook. 2024 link
- Nobuyoshi Araki. SFMOMA link
- Nobuyoshi Araki “Theater of Love”. takaishiigallery.com. 2011 link
- About - Araki Nobuyoshi. arakinobuyoshi.jp link
- Nobuyoshi Araki. delpireandco.com link