The Works of Nobuyoshi Araki 1: Naked Faces, published in 1996, serves as the inaugural volume of a comprehensive series dedicated to the vast career of Nobuyoshi Araki. The book focuses on portraiture as a form of emotional confrontation, capturing faces that oscillate between absolute vulnerability and raw intensity through Araki’s distinctive lens. Through a curated selection of black and white imagery, the publication examines identity and unadorned humanity, establishing the technical and conceptual foundation for his approach to documenting existence. Rather than a simple collection of portraits, the work functions as a study of the gaze and the intimate connection between photographer and subject, reflecting a persistent obsession with stripping the image of pretense to reveal an underlying psychological truth.

Condition: used (signs of wear due to age)
Japanese
192 pages
22,5 x 15,5 cm