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This visually lush tome represents the most comprehensive compilation of maverick Japanese photographer Nobuyoshi Araki's work from the past 40 years.



Nobuyoshi Araki: Self, Life, Death by Nobuyoshi Araki

Inarguably one of the most charismatic and controversial artists alive today, Nobuyoshi Araki captures his dreams, desires, and disappointments in photographs whose vibrant colors and fetishistic imagery have provoked equal levels of outrage and adoration. Every bit the character, Araki has done all he can to encourage criticism against his art, embracing his "dirty" persona while defending the legitimacy of his work. Contradiction is evident in his photographs — some depict rope-bound women, while others capture the beauty of the surrounding world.

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