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Nobuyoshi Araki

荒木經惟

1940 年 5 月 25 日出生於東京三之輪。被喻為日本情色攝影大師,作品遊走於藝術和色情之間,雖備受爭議卻仍獲獎無數,被許多美術館收藏,包括英國泰特美術館和舊金山現代藝術博物館。亦是最多產的當代攝影藝術家之一,已出版超過 500 本書籍。 1963 年荒木經惟從千葉大學工學部寫真印刷工學科畢業,隨後進入電通廣告公司擔任商業攝影師,同時利用工作之餘進行個人創作。1964 年以紀錄了生活在東京下町三河島地區孩童們的作品《さっちん》獲得第 1 屆太陽賞。 1971 年與同樣在電通工作的青木陽子結婚。同年自費出版了紀錄兩人蜜月旅行的攝影集《感傷之旅》。此書視為荒木作為攝影師的決心作,也是對當時主流的紀實攝影美學之宣戰。由此開始,他稱自己的作品為「私寫真(呼應文學裡的私小説)」拍攝自己私下生活的種種、東京的日常、親密的人,乃至性愛。 在《感傷之旅》獲得巨大反響之後,荒木開始積極拓展攝影版圖,19 Read more...

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Making Marie Antoinette (9781917651608)

Making Marie Antoinette

Andrew Durham, Sofia Coppola

When Sofia Coppola set out to make her ambitious third feature film, she was given unprecedented access to the Palace of Versailles, where she created a world and vision whose influence continues to reverberate twenty years later. Her interpretation of Marie Antoinette’s life at the palace saw Versailles filled with flower arrangements, macarons, and elephants, costumes by Milena Canonero and shoe View more...