biography of Nobuyoshi ARAKI (1940)
Personal data
Birth : 05/25/1940 - Tokyo, Japan
Sex : M
Nationality/Affiliation : Japan
Address
Tokyo, JapanRepresentatives
Galerie Almine Rech – 127 rue du Chevaleret – Paris, France
Galerie Kamel Mennour – 60 rue Mazarine – Paris, France
Education
1959 – 1963 : Chiba University (Photography, Cinema) – 1-33, Yayoi-cho – Chiba, Japan
Professional data
Work and Life
1990:Death of his wife, Yoko.
1970:He created his famous Xeroxed Photography Book, which he produced in limited edition and sent to friends, art critics, and people selected randomly from the telephone book.
1964:Won the first Taiyo Prize for “Satchin”, a collection of photographs.
1963 – 1972:He begins working in advertising society Dentsu Inc.
Work
Categorie and medium
Photography :
Subject
eroticismwomen
female nude
Works
Tokyo Shijyo-Tokyo-Markt der gefühle | |
Date of creation : 1998 Medium : Photograph | |
Tokyo Comedy | |
Date of creation : 1997 Medium : Photograph Process : photograph | |
Untitled (Tokyo Novelle) | |
Date of creation : 1995 Medium : Photograph | |
Solo Exhibitions (Selected)
Solo exhibitions
2004
Galerie Bob van Orsouw – Zürich ZH, Switzerland
2004 – 05/08/2004
2003
Mon journal d’été – Photo paintings
Galerie Kamel Mennour – Paris, France
10/08/2003 – 11/10/2003
2002
Visions of Japan, naked Angels
Cook Fine Art – New York NY, United States
09/17/2002 – 10/31/2002
Shine Gallery – London, United Kingdom
06/01/2002 – 07/27/2002
Araki
Galerie Kamel Mennour – Paris, France
03/27/2002 – 04/13/2002
2000
Oeuvres inédites
Espace II – Galerie Almine Rech – Paris, France
10/03/2000 – 11/04/2000
Voyage sentimental
CNP Centre National de la Photographie – Paris, France
09/12/2000 – 11/27/2000
1998
Tokyo Shijyo
Deichtorhallen – Hamburg, Germany
1998
1997
Tokyo Comedy
Wiener Secession – Vienna, Austria
1997
1995
Journal intime
Fondation Cartier pour l’Art Contemporain – Paris, France
1995
Tokyo Novelle
Kunstmuseum – Wolfsburg, Germany
1995
Group Exhibitions (Selected)
Art shows / fairs
2007
ArtBrussels – Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
04/20/2007 – 04/23/2007
Represented by : Mulier Mulier Gallery – De Wielingen 14 – Knokke-le-Zoute, Belgium
2006
Paris Photo n°10
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris, France
11/16/2006 – 11/19/2006
Represented by : Galerie Johannes Faber – Brahmsplatz 7 – Vienna, Austria
Frieze Art Fair
Regent’s Park – London, United Kingdom
10/12/2006 – 10/15/2006
Represented by : Studio Guenzani – Via Eustachi 10 – Milan MI, Italy
2005
Paris Photo n°9
Paris, France
11/17/2005 – 11/20/2005
Represented by : Galerie Johannes Faber – Brahmsplatz 7 – Vienna, Austria
2004
FIAC Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain, n°31
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/21/2004 – 10/25/2004
Represented by : La Fábrica – C/ Alameda 9 – Madrid, Spain
Art 35 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/16/2004 – 06/21/2004
Represented by : Taka Ishii Gallery – 1-31-6-1F Shinkawa Chuo-Ku – Santa Monica CA, United States
2003
Paris Photo, n°7
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris, France
11/13/2003 – 11/16/2003
Represented by : Galerie Johannes Faber – Brahmsplatz 7 – Vienna, Austria
Art Cologne, n° 37
Cologne, Germany
10/29/2003 – 11/02/2003
Represented by : Galerie Bob van Orsouw – Limmatstrasse 270 – Zürich ZH, Switzerland
FIAC, n°30
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/09/2003 – 10/13/2003
Represented by : Galerie Kamel Mennour – 60 rue Mazarine – Paris, France
Art 34 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/18/2003 – 06/23/2003
Represented by : Jablonka Galerie – Hahnenstrasse 37 – Cologne, Germany
ArtBrussels – 21st Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
04/04/2003 – 04/08/2003
Represented by : Galerie Clairefontaine – Espace 1 7 Place de Clairefontaine – Luxembourg, Luxembourg
The Armory Show 2003
Piers 88 & 90 – New York NY, United States
03/07/2003 – 03/10/2003
Represented by : Galerie Bob van Orsouw – Limmatstrasse 270 – Zürich ZH, Switzerland
2002
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/05/2002 – 12/08/2002
Represented by : White Cube – 48 Hoxton Square – London, United Kingdom
Paris Photo, n°6
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris, France
11/14/2002 – 11/17/2002
Art Forum Berlin, n° 7
Messegelände Berlin / Exhibition Grounds Berlin – Berlin, Germany
09/26/2002 – 09/30/2002
Represented by : 20-21 Galerie – Meisenburgstrasse 169-173 – Essen, Germany
Art 33 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/12/2002 – 06/17/2002
Represented by : Jablonka Galerie – Hahnenstrasse 37 – Cologne, Germany
ArtBrussels – 20th Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
05/02/2002 – 05/06/2002
Represented by : Rebecca M. Camhi – Tthemistokleous 80 – Athens, Greece
The Armory Show 2002
Piers 88 & 90 – New York NY, United States
02/22/2002 – 02/25/2002
Represented by : Galerie Nicola von Senger – Bleicherweg 45 – Zürich ZH, Switzerland
AIPAD Photography Show
Americas Hall – New York NY, United States
02/15/2002 – 02/17/2002
Represented by : Galleria Photology – Via Della Moscova 25 – Milan MI, Italy
2001
Paris Photo, n°5
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris, France
11/15/2001 – 11/18/2001
Represented by : Galerie Bob van Orsouw – Limmatstrasse 270 – Zürich ZH, Switzerland
ARTissima – Arte Contemporaneo a Torino, n° 8
Palazzo del Lavoro – Turin TO, Italy
11/15/2001 – 11/18/2001
Represented by : Galerie Chantal Crousel – 40 rue Quincampoix – Paris, France
ART Paris – art moderne et création contemporaine, n°3
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris, France
09/28/2001 – 10/02/2001
Represented by : Galerie Kamel Mennour – 60 rue Mazarine – Paris, France
Art 32 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/13/2001 – 06/18/2001
Represented by : Galerie Chantal Crousel – 40 rue Quincampoix – Paris, France
KunstRAI, n° 17
Amsterdam, Netherlands
06/05/2001 – 06/10/2001
Represented by : Reflex Modern Art Gallery – Weteringschans 79 A – Amsterdam, Netherlands
Art Frankfurt – Die europäische Messe für junge Kunst, n° 13
Frankfurt, Germany
04/28/2001 – 05/01/2001
Represented by : Camera Austria Gallery – Sparkassenplatz 2 – Graz, Austria
ArtBrussels – 19th Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
04/20/2001 – 04/24/2001
Represented by : Aeroplastics Contemporary Art – 32 rue Blanche – Brussels, Belgium
The Armory Show 2001
Piers 88 & 90 – New York NY, United States
02/23/2001 – 02/26/2001
Represented by : Rebecca M. Camhi – Tthemistokleous 80 – Athens, Greece
Photo L.A The 10th Los Angeles Photographic Print Exposition
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium – Santa Monica CA, United States
01/18/2001 – 01/21/2001
Represented by : Photofront Fine Photographs – Müller Friedberg Strasse 5 – Zürich ZH, Switzerland
ART2001 – The 13th London Contemporary Art Fair
Business Design Centre – London, United Kingdom
01/17/2001 – 01/21/2001
Represented by : James Hyman Fine Art Limited – 39 Belsize Square – London, United Kingdom
2000
Paris Photo, n° 4
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris, France
11/16/2000 – 11/19/2000
Represented by : Galerie Frank – 7, rue Saint-Claude – Paris, France
ARTissima – Arte Contemporaneo a Torino, n° 7
Palazzo del Lavoro – Turin TO, Italy
10/05/2000 – 10/08/2000
Represented by : Galerie Frank – 7, rue Saint-Claude – Paris, France
Art Frankfurt – Die europäische Messe für junge Kunst, n° 12
Frankfurt, Germany
03/24/2000 – 03/27/2000
Represented by : Camera Austria Gallery – Sparkassenplatz 2 – Graz, Austria
photo L.A. 2000 – 9th Los Angeles Photographic Print Exposition
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium – Santa Monica CA, United States
01/20/2000 – 01/23/2000
Represented by : Taka Ishii Gallery – 3-27-6 Kita Outsuka – Tokyo, Japan
1999
Art Cologne, n° 33
Cologne, Germany
11/07/1999 – 11/14/1999
Represented by : Galerie Nicola von Senger – Bleicherweg 45 – Zürich ZH, Switzerland
1998
ARCO – Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo, n°17
Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I – Madrid, Spain
1998
Represented by : Galerie Chantal Crousel – 40 rue Quincampoix – Paris, France
Festivals
2002
Femeninos – PhotoEspaña
Madrid, Spain
06/12/2002 – 07/14/2002
1998
7th International Month of Photography Fotofest
Houston TX, United States
1998
Group exhibitions
2004
Realm of the Senses
James Cohan Gallery – New York NY, United States
12/10/2004 – 01/29/2005
2003
Japon 1945-1975, un renouveau photographique
Hôtel de Sully – Paris, France
04/04/2003 – 06/15/2003
2002
Erotika
Riva Gallery – New York NY, United States
07/11/2002 – 08/10/2002
Oeil pour Oeil : figures de l’art contemporain dans les collections privées de Lyon
Le Rectangle – Centre d’art de la Ville de Lyon – Lyon, France
04/26/2002 – 08/04/2002
2001
Facts of Life – Contemporary Japanese Art
Hayward Gallery – London, United Kingdom
10/04/2001 – 12/09/2001
Kyoto Portal
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts – San Francisco CA, United States
06/21/2001 – 06/22/2001
Open City: Street Photographs since 1950
MOMA Museum of Modern Art – Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
05/06/2001 – 07/15/2001
1999
Get Together. Kunst als Teamwork
Kunsthalle Wien am Karlsplatz – Vienna, Austria
10/08/1999 – 01/09/2000
1997
Pola Eros
Taka Ishii Gallery – Santa Monica CA, United States
1997
Cities on the Move, n°1
Wiener Secession – Vereinigung bildender Künstler – Vienna, Austria
11/26/1997 – 01/18/1998
1996
Private Tokyo
Museum für Moderne Kunst – Frankfurt, Germany
1996
Une Aventure Contemporaine, la photographie 1955-1995
La Maison Européenne de la Photographie – Paris, France
04/17/1996 – 06/16/1996
1994
Liquid Crystal Futures, Contemporary Japanese Photography
Fruitmarket Gallery – Edinburgh, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1994
Bibliography (Selected)
On the artist
Books
2002
Art Tomorrow
Publisher: Editions Terrail – Paris, France
Author: Lucie-Smith Edward – London, United Kingdom
2002
ISBN : 2879392497
2001
Araki
Publisher: Taschen France – 58 rue Mazarine – Paris, France
Author: Sans Jérôme – Paris, France
2001
Nobuyoshi ARAKI [ 1940 ]
Yoshiki Hishinuma : 100 Flowers, 100 Butterflies
Publisher: Kodansha International – Tokyo, Japan
03/2001
Nobuyoshi ARAKI [ 1940 ]
ISBN : 4770026854
Tokyo Vertigo
Tokyo, Japan
06/2001
Romain SLOCOMBE [ 1953 ]
Nobuyoshi ARAKI [ 1940 ]
ISBN : 1840680369
Nobuyoshi Araki : Shino
Publisher: Graphic-Sha Pub Co – Tokyo, Japan
08/2001
Nobuyoshi ARAKI [ 1940 ]
ISBN : 4766111931
1999
Art at the Turn of the Millenium / L’Art au Tournant de l’An 2000
Publisher: Taschen – Hohenzollernring 53 – Cologne, Germany
Author: Collectif
Director of publication: Grosenick Uta – Cologne, Germany
1999
ISBN : 3822873934
1998
Araki Nobuyoshi (Visions of Japan)
Tokyo, Japan
05/1998
Nobuyoshi ARAKI [ 1940 ]
ISBN : 4771328323
Nobuyoshi Araki, Shijyo : Tokyo-Marketplace of Emotions
Publisher: Edition Stemmle – Zürich ZH, Switzerland
09/1998
Nobuyoshi ARAKI [ 1940 ]
ISBN : 3908161215
1997
Sexual Desire
Publisher: Edition Stemmle – Zürich ZH, Switzerland
Author: Collectif
01/1997
Nobuyoshi ARAKI [ 1940 ]
ISBN : 3908162440
Tokyo Novelle
Publisher: Hatje Cantz Verlag – Senefelderstrasse 12 – Ostfildern, Germany
07/1997
Nobuyoshi ARAKI [ 1940 ]
ISBN : 3893228535
Araki : Tokyo Lucky Hole
Publisher: Taschen – Hohenzollernring 53 – Cologne, Germany
05/1997
Nobuyoshi ARAKI [ 1940 ]
ISBN : 3822881899
Tokyo Comedy
Author: Rhomberg Kathrin – Raum Aktueller Kunst – Vienna, Austria
Author: Motoo Hisako
12/1997
Nobuyoshi ARAKI [ 1940 ]
ISBN : 4771302502
1995
Tokyo Love : Spring Fever 1994
Publisher: Scalo – Weinbergstrasse 22a – Zürich ZH, Switzerland
10/1995
Nan GOLDIN [ 1953 ]
Nobuyoshi ARAKI [ 1940 ]
ISBN : 1881616576
1970
Xerox Photo Album
Tokyo, Japan
1970
Nobuyoshi ARAKI [ 1940 ]
ISBN : 458266413X
Periodicals
2002
FOREST Philippe – Tokyo Mythologies : Araki et Hatakeyama
in: Art Press n° 275 p. 18
Paris, France
01/2002