Polaero Kurokabi
Nobuyoshi Araki
€ 65
Published by Bunka-sha (ぶんか社) in 1998, 120 pages, 26×19 cm
First edition, hardcover with dust jacket
Condition: As new
This collaborative photobook pairs Nobuyoshi Araki with actress and gravure idol Yuko Mizushima (水島裕子). Known for her provocative roles in pink cinema and her bold gravure work, Mizushima became a key figure of 1990s erotic culture.
In Polaero Kurokabi, Araki uses Polaroids to explore her performance, and erotic presence, balancing immediacy with his trademark melancholy.
A distinctive late-1990s Araki project.