{"product_id":"nobuyoshi-araki-bondage","title":"Nobuyoshi Araki - Bondage","description":"\u003ch1 class=\"product-title\"\u003eNobuyoshi Araki - Bondage\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"read-more__title\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eKinbaku-bi\u003c\/span\u003e, Anyone?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAraki’s Striking Photos of Traditional Japanese Bondage\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--content\"\u003eHe’s been called a genius and a poet, but also a misogynist, a pornographer, a monster—but Nobuyoshi \u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/nobuyoshi-araki\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/nobuyoshi-araki\"\u003eAraki\u003c\/a\u003e’s work transcends simple moralistic classifications. He has said of his work: “There is no conclusion. It’s completely open. It doesn’t go anywhere.” One of the \u003cstrong\u003egreatest Japanese photographers of our time\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/nobuyoshi-araki\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/nobuyoshi-araki\"\u003eAraki\u003c\/a\u003e’s oeuvre is marked by an unmistakable \u003cstrong\u003emastery of composition, color, and tone\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeaning “\u003cstrong\u003ethe beauty of tight binding\u003c\/strong\u003e,” Kinbaku-bi, the \u003cstrong\u003etraditional Japanese art of erotic bondage\u003c\/strong\u003e has long fascinated the photographer, becoming \u003cstrong\u003eone of his most important subjects\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/nobuyoshi-araki\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/nobuyoshi-araki\"\u003eAraki\u003c\/a\u003e plays with patterns of subjugation and emancipation, death and desire and with the slippage between serene image and shock. Whether literally or figuratively, his models are certainly immobilized, but in the most tantalizing ways—girls lay bound but defiant, suspended from the ceiling, in traditional dress or nude, face-on, sometimes with a flower subtly positioned between their legs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/nobuyoshi-araki\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/nobuyoshi-araki\"\u003eAraki\u003c\/a\u003e picks his all-time favorite images of bondage\u003c\/strong\u003e. The result is a testament to his ability to tantalizing balance sexual vulnerability and seduction like no other.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--content\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--content\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"product-detail-information__book-details\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-testid=\"book-details--dimensions\"\u003e10.4 x 13.0 in., \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-testid=\"book-details--weight\"\u003e5.29 lb, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e288 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--book-edition\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"read-more__biography--book-isbn\"\u003eISBN 978-3-8365-7741-0\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Presse Commerce Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45458195611866,"sku":"","price":170.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0526\/0371\/5780\/files\/ARAKI_BONDAGE_BOOK_XL_INT_3D_41101.jpg?v=1720637279","url":"https:\/\/studio-argentique.myshopify.com\/products\/nobuyoshi-araki-bondage","provider":"Studio Argentique","version":"1.0","type":"link"}