Photo: Nobuyoshi Araki, Untitled, from “101 Works for Robert Frank (Private Diary),” 1993. Courtesy The Walther Collection.
Sometimes the most sexy moments are surreptitious instances that you stumble upon, filled with the tantalizing, tingly sensation of transgressing societal norms. In Japan, voyeurism is considered extremely erotic, for it delves beneath the pristine surface of respectability politics. No longer required to don the mask of polite society, the true self emerges as something vulnerable yet bold, something that we only experience through the intimate world.
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In celebration of this distinctive way of seeing the world, The Walther Collection, New York, presents Acts of Intimacy, a yearlong series devoted to contemporary photography and video art from Asia, to be presented in thematic exhibitions exploring ideas of performance, social identity, sexuality, and urban transformation.
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The first exhibition, Acts of Intimacy: The Erotic Gaze in Japanese Photography, presents the work of Crave faves Nobuyoshi Araki, Daido Moriyama, and Kohei Yoshiyuki. Organized by guest curator Christopher Phillips, with support from Daniela Baumann and Oluremi C. Onabanjo, the exhibition is a sensual meditation on sexual subcultures in Japanese society, with each photographer sharing a distinct perspective that complements each other.
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Photo: Daido Moriyama, Untitled, from “a room,” 2015. Courtesy The Walther Collection