Nobuyoshi Araki
Japanese, b. 1940
Nobuyoshi Araki is famous for his provocative, erotic photographs and prolific production; over 500 books have been devoted to his work. Araki has depicted flowers, food, figurines, and bodies with a distinct sensuality that reaches its apex in his close-up shots of female genitalia, pictures of women in traditional Japanese rope bondage, and photographs of Tokyo sex clubs. To Araki has been dedicated exhibitions at Tate Modern, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the Albertina Museum in Vienna, among other institutions.Geisha Skateboard Triptych(suite of three silkscreen skateboards numbered 55/150
By Nobuyoshi Araki
Located in New York, NY
Nobuyoshi Araki
Geisha Skateboard Triptych, ca. 2014
Set of (3) Skateboards of Silkscreen on 7 ply Canadian Maplewood Deck
Signed in plate, Each signed on the deck and hand numbered ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nobuyoshi Araki
Materials
Wood, Maple, Screen
Mythology - Photo by Nobuyoshi Araki - 2001
By Nobuyoshi Araki
Located in Roma, IT
Mythology is a modern artwork realized by Nobuyoshi Araki in 2001.
Black and white gelatin silver print.
Signed on the back.
Provenance Taka Ishii Gallery Tokyo .
Certificate of ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Nobuyoshi Araki
Materials
Photographic Paper
Photo-Mad Old Man A Turning 77 on 5.25.17, 4 Photographs By Nobuyoshi Araki
By Nobuyoshi Araki
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Artist: Nobuyoshi Araki (b.1940)
Artwork: Photographoary: Photo-Mad Old Man A Turning 77 on 5.25.17 (set of four pieces)
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Size: 11.1 × 16.7 cm. × 4 4 3/8 ...
Category
2010s Realist Nobuyoshi Araki
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Geisha Skateboard Triptych (HAND Signed and numbered 7/150) skate deck Japanese
By Nobuyoshi Araki
Located in New York, NY
Note: The measurements above are for each of the three skateboards in this listing
Nobuyoshi Araki
Geisha Skateboard Triptych (Hand Signed), 2014
Set of (3) Skateboards of Silkscreen...
Category
2010s Realist Nobuyoshi Araki
Materials
Wood, Mixed Media, Permanent Marker, Screen
67 Shooting Back #GDN224 – Nobuyoshi Araki, Woman, Bondage, Japan, Photography
By Nobuyoshi Araki
Located in Zurich, CH
Nobuyoshi ARAKI (*1940, Japan)
67 Shooting Back #GDN224, 2007
RP Direct print
50.8 x 60 cm (20 x 23 5/8 in.)
Print only
– Nobuyoshi Araki
Nobuyoshi Araki (Tokyo, 1940) is a Tokyo-ba...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Nobuyoshi Araki
Materials
Color
Love-Dream, Love-Nothing #092 – Nobuyoshi Araki, Woman, Nude, Japan, Photography
By Nobuyoshi Araki
Located in Zurich, CH
Nobuyoshi ARAKI (*1940, Japan)
Love-Dream, Love-Nothing #092, 2018
gelatin silver print
50.8 x 60 cm (20 x 23 5/8 in.)
Print only
– Nobuyoshi Araki
Nobuyoshi Araki (Tokyo, 1940) is ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nobuyoshi Araki
Materials
Silver Gelatin
69YK #15 – Nobuyoshi Araki, Japanese Photography, Nude, Black and White, Art
By Nobuyoshi Araki
Located in Zurich, CH
Nobuyoshi ARAKI (*1940, Japan)
69YK #15, 2009
Gelatin silver print
50.8 x 60 cm (20 x 23 5/8 in.)
Print only
Nobuyoshi Araki (Tokyo, 1940) is a Tokyo-based photographer. Araki completed his studies at Chiba University’s Department of Photography, Painting and Engineering with a focus on the study of film and photography. His photographic project Satchin earned him the prestigious Taiyo Award in 1964, shortly after he had joined the advertising agency Dentsu, where he worked until 1972. At Dentsu he met his wife Yoko, to whom he paid homage in Sentimental Journey, a photographic record of their honeymoon published in 1971. Eros and thanatos (sex and death) has been a central theme in Araki’s work; an abiding fascination with female genitalia and women’s bodies in Japanese bondage...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Nobuyoshi Araki
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
69YK #19 – Nobuyoshi Araki, Japanese Photography, Nude, Black and White, Art
By Nobuyoshi Araki
Located in Zurich, CH
Nobuyoshi ARAKI (*1940, Japan)
69YK #19, 2009
Gelatin silver print
50.8 x 60 cm (20 x 23 5/8 in.)
Print only
Nobuyoshi Araki (Tokyo, 1940) is a Tokyo-based photographer. Araki completed his studies at Chiba University’s Department of Photography, Painting and Engineering with a focus on the study of film and photography. His photographic project Satchin earned him the prestigious Taiyo Award in 1964, shortly after he had joined the advertising agency Dentsu, where he worked until 1972. At Dentsu he met his wife Yoko, to whom he paid homage in Sentimental Journey, a photographic record of their honeymoon published in 1971. Eros and thanatos (sex and death) has been a central theme in Araki’s work; an abiding fascination with female genitalia and women’s bodies in Japanese bondage...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Nobuyoshi Araki
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
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- 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025The famous Japanese photographer Araki is Nobuyoshi Araki. He is well-known for his provocative, erotic photographs and prolific production; over 500 books have been devoted to his work. Araki has depicted flowers, food, figurines and bodies with a distinct sensuality that reaches its apex in his close-up shots of female genitalia, pictures of women in traditional Japanese rope bondage and photographs of Tokyo sex clubs. The photographer has had exhibitions at the Tate Modern in London, UK; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in San Francisco, California; and the Albertina Museum in Vienna, Austria, among other institutions.
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