Araki Nobuyoshi
Photographoary: Photo-Mad Old Man A Turning 77 on 5.25.17
Publisher by Taka Ishii Gallery, 2017
First edition
Book size 22.3 x 16.6 x 0.6 cm
Pages 120 pages
Softcover
Limited Edition 500
“Photographoary: Photo-Mad Old Man A Turning 77 on 5.25.17” commemorates the exhibition of the same name held at Taka Ishii Gallery from May 25 until July 1, 2017. The works center around Araki's fundamental themes of Eros and Thanatos. Araki, who has been confronted with and overcome multiple illnesses such as prostate cancer and central retinal artery occlusion causing him to lose sight in his right eye, enriches his works by affirmatively incorporated his aging process. “This is a time of the elderly. People who fight against aging, saying, “I don't want to be seen as an old person,” are out. This is precisely the time to be proud of and exhibit the transformations caused by age. There are many things you can't learn without aging. It’s natural that older people are more attractive than the young, because we’re experienced.” -Nobuyoshi Araki
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“Photographoary: Photo-Mad Old Man A Turning 77 on 5.25.17” commemorates the exhibition of the same name that took place at Taka Ishii Gallery in 2017. The works focus on Araki’s core themes of Eros and Thanatos. Araki, who has faced multiple illnesses such as prostate cancer and central retinal artery occlusion, causing him to lose sight in his right eye, enriches his works by positively incorporating his aging process. “This is the era of the elderly. People who fight aging by saying, ‘I don’t want to be considered an old person,’ are excluded. This is precisely the time to be proud and expose the transformations brought about by age. There are many things you can’t learn without aging. It’s natural for older people to be more attractive than younger people because we have experience.” " -Nobuyoshi Araki