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The Encyclopedia of the Art of Photography

    Nobuyoshi Araki

    (1940)

    Nobuyoshi Araki (荒木 経惟), professionally known by the mononym Arākii (アラーキー), is a Japanese photographer and contemporary artist. Known primarily for photography that blends eroticism and bondage in a fine art context, he has published over 500 books.

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    Projects

    Nobuyoshi Araki – The Banquet
    The Banquet

    Food as a powerful metaphor for life and death, capturing the deep emotional resonance of shared meals in the final days of his wife's life.

    Nobuyoshi Araki – Sentimental Journey
    Sentimental Journey

    Intimate visual diary documenting love, shared experiences, and loss through an autobiographical lens.

    Nobuyoshi Araki – Tokyo Lucky Hole
    Tokyo Lucky Hole

    Sex industry in Tokyo's Shinjuku district through immersive, participatory photography that exposes hidden sexual transactions and social taboos.

    Books

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    Araki by Araki
    • TASCHEN, 2014
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    Araki
    • TASCHEN, 2020
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    Araki
    • TASCHEN, 2002
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    Nobuyoshi Araki - The Banquet
    • Magazine House, 1993
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    Nobuyoshi Araki: The Banquet: Books on Books No. 15
    • Errata Editions, 2012
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    Sentimental Journey
    • ​Kawade Shobō Shinsha, 2016
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    Sentimental Journey
    • HeHe, 2017
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    Sentimental Journey 2
    • Super Labo, 2022
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    Araki: Tokyo Lucky Hole
    • TASCHEN, 2005
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    Araki: Tokyo Lucky Hole
    • TASCHEN, 1997