Museum of Sex Presents a Special Arakimentari Screening at Japan Society - Tue July 10 at 7PM

Museum of Sex Presents a Special Arakimentari Screening at Japan Society - Tue July 10 at 7PM

On Tuesday July 10, 2018 at 7PM, the Museum of Sex co-presents a special screening of Arakimentari at the Japan Society.

In conjunction with the Museum of Sex’s current exhibition The Incomplete Araki: Sex, Life, and Death in the Work of Nobuyoshi Araki on view through August 31, 2018, the screening will be followed by a discussion with director Travis Klose and independent curator Christopher Phillips, moderated by Yukie Kamiya (Director, Japan Society Gallery) and focusing on Araki’s practice and his relationships with his subjects.

Arakimentari focuses on Nobuyoshi Araki (b. 1940, Tokyo), Japan’s most famous and notorious photographer, both acclaimed and condemned for his photo books and exhibitions which often focus upon women, typically nude and in bold poses. This documentary provides a glimpse into the professional and personal sides of Araki, including his background, his relationships with his subjects, his less well known portraiture and landscape work, and how he spends his spare time. Also included are interviews with several friends and contemporaries, including musician Björk, photographer Richard Kern, and actor/filmmaker Takeshi Kitano.

2005. 85 min. In English, Japanese. Directed by Travis Klose.

Best Documentary, 2004 Brooklyn International Film Festival

Best Music Score, 2004 Brooklyn International Film Festival

Best Editing, 2004 Honolulu Film Festival

Ticket Price: $15/$12 Japan Society members, seniors & students

Screening Location: Japan Society at 333 E 47th St, New York, NY 10017

For More Information and Tickets, visit: https://www.japansociety.org/event/arakimentari 

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