Obscenities - Nobuyoshi Araki

First edition issue (1994)of the Japanese photography magazine Deja Vu. Out of Print. From my personal collection. 

Araki 'censored' practically all photographs by scratching the negatives to demonstrate that not only genitalia or nipples are to be considered obscene, but also flowers, clouds, trees, eyes, and buildings, and photography in general.

'Photography reveals. To reveal is obscene. Photography conceals. To conceal is obscene.' 

condition: mint 

 Stapled wraps, 29,7 x 23 cm. 98 photographs on 44 not-numbered pages. Full-page bleed color plates throughout with two foldouts.