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"Signed," a photobook by Japanese photographer Yasuhiro Yoshioka. He made his debut at the "Yomiuri Independent Exhibition" in 1961, but his exhibited works were withdrawn for being "obscene." He then self-published his first photobook in 1962, mainly consisting of these removed works. Through the depiction of the human body using strong monochrome contrasts and collages, he challenged himself to avant-garde creation and expression, as if stripping away even the meaning of "humanity." His early works were highly praised by the master Man Ray. Subsequently, he made a name for himself with still photographs of Kobo Abe, Hiroshi Teshigahara, Nagisa Oshima, and others, and alongside Eikoh Hosoe, Yasuhiro Yoshioka was a leading figure in avant-garde photography in the 1960s. This book is a collection of avant-garde nudes published by Haga Shoten in the early 1970s, featuring actress Mihiro Wakabayashi, who also appeared in films by Nagisa Oshima and Koji Wakamatsu, as a model. Divided into six chapters, it boasts a unique mix of color and black-and-white images, and the cover design by Keisuke Nagatomo is stylish. The texts by Nagisa Oshima and Kazuko Shiraishi are also intriguing. The dust jacket is missing.
Signed by the photographer .
