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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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.
Intimate visual diary documenting love, shared experiences, and loss through an autobiographical lens.
Sex industry in Tokyo's Shinjuku district through immersive, participatory photography that exposes hidden sexual transactions and social taboos.
Books
Araki by Araki
(TASCHEN, 2014)
Araki
(TASCHEN, 2020)
Araki
(TASCHEN, 2002)
Nobuyoshi Araki - The Banquet
(Magazine House, 1993)
Nobuyoshi Araki: The Banquet: Books on Books No. 15
(Errata Editions, 2012)
Sentimental Journey
(Kawade Shobō Shinsha, 2016)
Sentimental Journey
(HeHe, 2017)
Sentimental Journey 2
(Super Labo, 2022)
Araki: Tokyo Lucky Hole
(TASCHEN, 2005)
Araki: Tokyo Lucky Hole
(TASCHEN, 1997)