Seen: Koizora 恋空
Who: Nobuyoshi Araki 荒木経惟
Where: Art Space AM, Harajuku (map)
When: October 10 - December 12, 2020 (Open 1-7pm. Closed Mondays, Tuesdays) Nobuyoshi Araki’s show, up at Art Space AM in Harajuku, is titled Koizora 恋空: “love sky”.
The skies have been extraordinary in Tokyo this fall. The city experienced their first typhoon-free September in years and currently homebound due to concerns of his health and the pandemic, Araki has continued photographing the skies from his balcony as only he can. Inside his home he creates small, bizarre worlds of flowers and dolls which he photographs as part of his Paradise series.
In addition to large color inkjet prints, this show also features two large panels of Polaroids- 198 in total. A few polaroids are older but the majority are new- among them one will find two references to Araki’s dear friend Robert Frank.