Nobuyoshi Araki

Art Brokerage: Nobuyoshi Araki Japanese Photographer and Contemporary Artist: b. 1940. Nobuyoshi Araki, also known as "Araki", was born 1940 in Tokyo, Japan. He studied photography during his college years and then went to work at the advertising agency Dentsu, where he met his future wife, the essayist Yōko Araki. After they were married, Araki published a book of pictures of his wife taken during their honeymoon titled Sentimental Journey. She died in 1990. Pictures taken during her last days were published in a book titled Winter Journey. Having published over 350 books by 2005, and still more every year, Araki is considered one of the most prolific artists alive or dead in Japan and around the world. Many of his photographs are erotic; some have been called pornographic. Most recently, he has photographed pop singer Lady Gaga. Araki's life and work were the subject of Travis Klose's 2005 documentary film Arakimentari. His works are held in numerous museum collections including the Tate and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Araki was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2008, and has since undergone surgery which successfully removed the tumor. In 2008, he was awarded the Austrian Decoration for Science and Art. Listings wanted.