Nobuyoshi Araki (1940) - Monstrous Paradise (s) nr. 016

This photo is from the 2015 Series "Monstrous Paradise" by Nobuyoshi Araki.
The title "Monstrous Paradise" and the by him arranged and created images refers to how Araki sees and experienced life in Tokyo.

This work was published by the European Cultural Centre in 2018 in the Special Limited Edition Book, PSAP #11 titled: "Monstrous Paradise". The title was printed in Japanese on the cover. This photo has been exhibited at the 2019 Venice Biennale by the European Cultural Centre.

For the series "Monstrous Paradise", Araki made in total 200 different photos. 122 photos have been published in his Special Edition book, but only 19 different photos from this series have been printed in this size. This photo is nr. 016 from the series "Monstrous Paradise". Although Araki photos are normally always printed in an open edition, in this specific size there have been printed only six, the edition number is embossed in the paper and in the certificate of Authenticity. This photo is printed on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Pearl 320 gr/m2, the best paper possible for this type of photography. The paper is 50x60 cm, the image itself is 32×40 cm.