Seen: 写真夏の昼の夢精 A Midsummer Day’s Wet Dream
Who: Nobuyoshi Araki
Where: Art Space AM, Harajuku (map)
When: August 15 - October 15, 2017 (Open 1-7pm. Closed Mon. & Tue.)
As usual, AM’s uniquely cavernous atmosphere is a fitting venue for Araki’s work. In this show, Araki’s latest 2017 exhibition in Tokyo, each print or instant photo displayed has been splattered with a blast of milky white paint by the artist- an act of mark-making that highlights a particular sense of humor- one amplified by show’s title as well.