Publisher/Nishimura Gallery

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"Flowers Life and Death" is a collection of works by Nobuyoshi Araki, one of Japan's leading photographers. This book is a collection of works published at the exhibition held at Nishimura Gallery in Ginza in 1996. Speaking of Nishimura Gallery, it is famous as a gallery that spread British contemporary art to Japan, such as Hockney, who was unfamiliar at that time from the mid-1980s. Araki started taking flowers in the early 70's, and it seems that they were dying flowers in the grave of Jokanji Temple in Minowa, where his parents' house was, but after the death of his wife, Yoko, in 1990. In addition, he devoted himself to shooting flowers and released series such as "Color Scenery", "Flower Song" and "Colorful Flower". It gives off fresh, vibrant colors, and even decayed objects are projected in various ways, such as taking close-up shots or setting them in a vase. As the subtitle of this book, Araki's view of life and death and a lot of plates full of eros are recorded, and it is a small but spectacular book.