{"product_id":"nobuyoshi-araki-midori","title":"NOBUYOSHI ARAKI \/ Midori","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNobuyoshi Araki\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eMidori, 1987\u003cbr\u003eSoftcover with dust jacket, 64 pages\u003cbr\u003e29 x 23cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTankisha, JP\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition: V\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eery good condition. Light toning to the white covers with minor shelf wear and faint creasing to the extremities, consistent with age. Interior pages are clean and bright with a tight binding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e~\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished by Tankisha in 1987, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMidori\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is one of Nobuyoshi Araki's most compelling photobooks from the late 1980s. Named after its enigmatic female subject, the book occupies an important place within Araki's intensely personal body of work, blurring the boundaries between documentary, performance and autobiography.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhotographed primarily in black and white, Araki follows Midori through intimate interiors, hotel rooms and the streets of Japan, creating a sequence that feels as cinematic as it is diaristic. Rather than presenting a conventional portrait, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMidori\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e unfolds as an emotional narrative, where moments of tenderness, eroticism and quiet contemplation sit alongside Araki's unmistakable visual wit. The result is a deeply subjective work that reveals as much about the photographer's gaze as it does about its subject.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLong out of print, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMidori\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e remains a highly regarded title from a pivotal period in Araki's career and an essential work for collectors of Japanese photography.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSecond edition \/ expanded reprint of the scarce 1982 first edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"NOBUYOSHI ARAKI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50970753958169,"sku":"","price":275.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0732\/5024\/2841\/files\/IMG_0942.jpg?v=1783861515","url":"https:\/\/landslidebooksandobjects.com\/products\/nobuyoshi-araki-midori","provider":"Landslide","version":"1.0","type":"link"}