Publisher/CHANEL

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This book is a collection of works entitled "Tombeau Tokyo Nobuyoshi Araki × Guimet Museum" published on the occasion of the exhibition held at the Chanel Nexus Hall in Ginza by the collection brand "CHANEL", which was the sponsor of Nobuyoshi Araki's major retrospective "ARAKI" held at the Guimet Museum in Paris in 2016. The Japanese title is "Tokyo Tombeau" (Tombeau = Grave) instead of "Tokyo Yearning". It is a spin-off of the Guimet exhibition, consisting of the works of "Tombeau Tokyo" exhibited at the Guimet exhibition, newly taken illustrations, and old Japanese photographs owned by the Guimet Museum. "I already have one foot in the coffin. I'm trying to find out what kind of photos I will take in the afterlife." At the end of the book, there is a text by Akiko Otake entitled "An Artist Who Doesn't Aim for Perfection". (Akiko Otake's essays on photography are highly recommended for their balance of logic and spirituality, and above all, for their easy-to-read and understandable content. Examples include "Eye Hunters" and "The Earnestness with which They Held Photographs.")