Araki. Bondage. Art Edition No. 51–100 ‘Untitled, 1992’ - image 1

Art Edition B, No. 51–100Untitled, 1992
29 x 24 cm / 11.4 x 9.5 in. (image)
(Frame not included)

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“There is no denying the photographs’ demonstration of Araki’s much-applauded mastery of composition‚ colour and tone: at times washed-out and delicate‚ at others bold and striking.”

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Araki. Bondage. Art Edition No. 51–100 ‘Untitled, 1992’

Edition of 50

Digital C-print, 11.4 x 9.5 in., 3 vols. in wooden box, Japanese binding, 11.4 x 13 in., 600 pages

US$ 4,000

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Walk the fine line between art and pornography in this celebration of Kinbaku-bi, the Japanese art of erotic bondage and one of Nobuyoshi Araki’s most important subjects. This Art Edition, featuring Araki’s favorite bondage photos captured over his entire career, is a testament to Araki’s ability to tantalizingly balance sexual vulnerability and seduction.

Limited Art Edition of 50 copies with a color photograph by Nobuyoshi Araki, each numbered and signed by the artist, packaged in a wooden box and hand-bound in the Japanese tradition

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Kinbaku-bi, anyone?

Art Edition B, No. 51–100

Limited to 50 copies, each numbered and signed by Nobuyoshi Araki
Three volumes, enticingly hand-bound in the Japanese tradition
Packaged in a wooden box
Featuring Araki’s selection of his favorite bondage photos from over his entire career
Accompanied by the color photograph Untitled, 1992

Meaning literally, “the beauty of tight binding,” Kinbaku-bi, the Japanese art of erotic bondage, has long fascinated Nobuyoshi Araki, who has made it one of his most important subjects. He’s been called a genius and a poet, and also a misogynist, a pornographer, and a monster, but Araki’s work transcends simplistic moralistic classifications. He has said of his work: “There is no conclusion. It’s completely open. It doesn’t go anywhere.” Whether literally or figuratively, his bound subjects are certainly immobilized, yet in the most tantalizing ways.

Also available in two other Art Editions