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JAPAN / Tokyo: Tombeau Tokyo, Nobuyoshi Araki × Guimet Museum
by Modem
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until Sunday July 23 2017

Chanel Ginza 4F
Nexus Hall
3-5-3 Ginza, Chuo-ku
104-0061 Tokyo
Japan

"I already have one foot in the grave. I'm endeavoring to explore what kind of photos I'll take on the other side."
Reflecting on Araki's life as a photographer with an intense awareness of death acquired from the experience of serious illness, Tombeau Tokyo is extraordinarily valuable in terms of understanding Nobuyoshi Araki as he is today.

As well as marking the Japanese debut of Tombear Tokyo, this exhibition will present photographs from the late Edo periode and Meiji era selected by Araki himself from the photographic collections of the Guimet National Museum of Asian Arts. The Plan is also to unveil new work shot by Araki specifically for the exhibition.

Nobuyoshi Araki, "Tombeau Tokyo", 2016, gelatin silver print
© Nobuyoshi Araki / Courtesy of Taka Ishii Gallery

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