Join The Collection to save, track, and explore works like this.

荒木経惟 Nobuyoshi Araki — Selected Images from Shijyo, Tokyo - Marketplace of Emotions and Kakyoku
荒木経惟 Nobuyoshi Araki

Selected Images from Shijyo, Tokyo - Marketplace of Emotions and Kakyoku

Nobuyoshi Araki's six chromogenic prints draw from his deeply personal and unflinching exploration of Tokyo's emotional and physical landscapes, merging the intimate with the urban in his signature documentary style. The flush-mounted prints, produced in 2007, capture fleeting moments of desire, melancholy, and raw human connection found within the city's markets and emotional undercurrents. Araki's bold, unguarded compositions reflect his lifelong obsession with eros and mortality, transforming everyday encounters into charged, poetic visual narratives.

Medium
Six chromogenic prints, flush-mounted, printed 2007.

🔨 Auction Lot

Photographs

May 19, 2016

Start the Discussion

Request access to join the discussion

About this work

荒木経惟 Nobuyoshi Araki, Selected Images from Shijyo, Tokyo - Marketplace of Emotions and Kakyoku

Nobuyoshi Araki's six chromogenic prints draw from his deeply personal and unflinching exploration of Tokyo's emotional and physical landscapes, merging the intimate with the urban in his signature documentary style. The flush-mounted prints, produced in 2007, capture fleeting moments of desire, melancholy, and raw human connection found within the city's markets and emotional undercurrents. Araki's bold, unguarded compositions reflect his lifelong obsession with eros and mortality, transforming everyday encounters into charged, poetic visual narratives.

Medium
Six chromogenic prints, flush-mounted, printed 2007.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Urban Street Photography, 20th Century, Color Photography, Urban Life, Male Artist, Provocative Mood, Documentary Style, Tokyo Subject, Provocative Imagery, Tokyo Subject Matter, Provocateur Photographer, Japanese Artist, Contemporary Photography, Intimate Mood, Chromogenic Print, Series Format, Street Photography, Intimate Realism

More works by 荒木経惟 Nobuyoshi Araki