Kohei Yoshiyuki’s The Park
Here’s a big virtual high-five of gratitude to Alec Soth for turning us (me) onto the work of Kohei Yoshiyuki, who’s currently showing at Yossi Milo in NY. Yoshiyuki took these photos in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo in 1971 with infrared film; they’re of nocturnal sexcapades in public parks—and of the voyeurs who love them.
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“Mr. Kohei Yoshiyuki” is the correct way to call him. “Yoshiyuki” is his family name. “吉行(Yoshiyuki) 耕平(Kohei)” in kanji. The same with a Japanese novelist Yoshiyuki Jun’nosuke(吉行 淳之介). The Times is wrong to call him Mr Yoshiyuki in print. How illiterate the Times is. “Mr. Kohei Yoshiyuki” is the correct way to refer to him in every reference. “Yoshiyuki” is his family name. “吉行(Yoshiyuki) 耕平(Kohei)” in kanji. The same with a Japanese novelist Yoshiyuki Jun’nosuke(吉行 淳之介). I had to laugh. Certainly, he was a famous photographer in 1970s and 80s but I don’t think his photos are worth something. Is the American art scene all right ? (?_?) Yes, I too think his photos are “yarase”. He was among young and ambitious photographers in 1970s so it was likely that he committed “yarase”. Yarase means staged. this comments are from a Japanes friend in Tokyo. The Times critic and the Times reader got taken by these staged photos. What’s wrong with USA today?
Posted by: david cee | October 01, 2007 at 08:03
The photos were all staged. it is called YARASE in nihongo,. look it up. ask any Japanese they are staged fake photos.
….BS….AMERICA GOT TAKEN IN BY THIS…..were thaken in Japanese parks in the 1970s using a 35mm camera, infrared film, and flash, and capture people who were gathered there at night for sex. With their raw, snapshot-like quality, these images not only uncover the hidden sexual exploits of their subjects, but also feed our own desire for voyeurism.
Posted by: david cee | October 01, 2007 at 08:05
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