Nobuyoshi Araki
From Asian Art Documentation
September 26, 2006, in Charleroi photography Museum [1], fire bombs have been thrown at some of Araki's photographs, particularly of a nude model with feather. [2]
Nobuyoshi Araki (b. 1948 Japan)
荒木 経惟
Nobuyoshi Araki, born May 25 1940 in Tokyo, is a Japanese photographer and contemporary artist. He is also known by the nickname Arākī|アラーキー.
[edit] Biography
1948 Born in Tokyo, Japan
1970 Graduated from Saint Paul’s University, Tokyo
1972 Graduated from Art Center College of Design, Los Angeles
1974 Moved to New York
[edit] About
Araki studied photography during his college years and then went to work at the advertising agency Dentsu, where he met his future wife, the essayist Yōko Araki|荒木陽子|Araki Yōko. After they were married, Araki published a book of pictures of his wife taken during their honeymoon titled Sentimental Journey. She later died in 1990. Pictures taken during her last days were published in a book titled Winter Journey.
Having published over 350 books (and still more every year) Araki is considered one of the most prolific artists alive or dead in Japan and around the world. Many of his photographs are erotic; some have been called pornographic. Some of his most popular photography books are Sentimental Journey, Tokyo Lucky Hole, and Shino. He also contributed photography to the Sunrise anime series Brain Powerd.
The Icelandic musician Björk is an admirer of Araki's work, and served as one of his models. At her request he photographed the cover and inner sleeve pages of her 1997 remix album, Telegram (album)|Telegram.
Araki's life and work were the subject of Travis Klose's 2005 documentary film Arakimentari.
