Araki: Self, Life, Death - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0714861162 ISBN 13: 9780714861166

Casa editrice: Phaidon Inc Ltd, 2011

Nobuyoshi Araki is arguably Japan's greatest living photographer, and certainly its most controversial. The more than 300 books he has published over the last four decades attest to his inexhaustible creative energy, while his work, which often challenges social taboos surrounding sex and death, has drawn critical attention both at home and abroad. This new abridged edition of Phaidon's highly acclaimed Self, Life, Death, includes the finest and most iconic images from throughout Araki's career, all presented in a beautiful, expanded format that allows the pictures room to breathe. This accessible and affordable format will bring a new audience of students and photography enthusiasts to the work of this influential photographer.

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Product Description:

Edited by Akiko Miki, Yoshiko Isshiki and Tomoko Sato. With 47 colour photographs, 191 black and white ,photographs. Abridged edition . 4to pp. 196 Rilegato, sovracoperta (hard cover, dust jacket) Nuovo (New) This new abridged edition of Phaidon's major monograph provides a comprehensive overview of Araki's highly prolific career spanning forty-eight years. ,Through his innovative approach to photography, and rich visual vocabulary drawn from the erotic ukiyo-e prints of Edo period (1600-1868) as well as the glossy imagery of our new commercial culture, Araki has become an important and influential figure in the contemporary art world. Reflecting Araki's photographic principle of "I-photography", the book is divided into three sections that follow the main recurring themes in his work: Self, Life and Death and provides an insightful introduction to the major works of this influential photographer.

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