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"IZUMI, this bad girl." is a photobook by Japanese photographer Nobuyoshi Araki (1940-) and writer Izumi Suzuki. Araki, known for works such as "Sentimental Journey" and "Tokyo in Autumn," has continued to photograph life and death, love and desire through personal photography, while Suzuki, who challenged established values through novels, essays, and science fiction works, became a symbolic figure of the underground culture of the 1970s. The two met in 1970, hit it off, and conceived the idea of creating a photobook. Shooting continued until 1973, but it was not published at the time, and it was finally realized in 2002, 16 years after Suzuki's death. The book contains 130 photographs, more than 90 of which are previously unpublished. From unrestrained and provocative expressions to fleeting glimpses of delicate and vulnerable moments, Araki's camera vividly captures Suzuki's multifaceted charm. This book transcends the relationship between photographer and subject, exuding an intimate atmosphere where their individual personalities clash, making it a fascinating read for those familiar with Araki's early portraiture. It's a valuable collection that conveys the free and radical cultural mood of Tokyo in the early 1970s and the presence of Izumi Suzuki, who lived a short but intense life.
