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Sakiko Nomura, tender is the night / coordinator, Eva M. Vives Jiménez
Fine Arts Library TR647 .N655 2025a
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- Format:
- Book
- Standardized Title:
- Sakiko Nomura. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Photography, Artistic--Exhibitions.
- Photography, Artistic.
- Nomura, Sakiko, 1967---Exhibitions.
- Nomura, Sakiko.
- Genre:
- exhibition catalogs.
- Exhibition catalogs.
- Physical Description:
- 227 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm
- Other Title:
- Tender is the night
- Place of Publication:
- Munich : Prestel Verlag ; Madrid : Fundación MAPFRE, [2025]
- Summary:
- "Sakiko Nomura's images explore themes of sensuality, identity, and solitude with striking emotional depth. A protégé of Nobuyoshi Araki, she captures the human form in raw, vulnerable states, focusing on the interplay of light and shadow to evoke stillness, introspection, and desire. Her subjects, often youthful and alluring, reveal the power and tension of erotic desire with remarkable tenderness. As a woman photographing both male and female nudes, Nomura's work challenges traditional Japanese stereotypes, offering a fresh perspective on intimacy and the human experience. This book features a rich selection of Nomura's most evocative work, showcasing her fluid, rhythmic brushstrokes of light and shadow. Her compositions blur the line between subtle eroticism and contemplative beauty, capturing personal moments that resonate universally. Elegant and alluring, this monograph is an essential addition for admirers of Japanese photography, women photographers, and contemporary erotic art, and offers a compelling invitation to explore the forces of desire, vulnerability, and human connection through the lens of one of Japan's most captivating contemporary photographers."
- Notes:
- Catalog of an itinerant exhibition held at the Sala Recoletos, Fundación MAPFRE, Madrid, Spain, February 6-May 11, 2025, and at the Museo de Bellas Artes, Castellón de la Plana, Spain, July 11-October 12, 2025.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9783791393971
- 3791393979
- OCLC:
- 1515826717
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