
Photography by TOILETPAPER: Maurizio Cattelan and Pierpaolo Ferrari —
Kyoto's annual photography fair -- called Kyotographie -- is among the most exciting art fairs in Japan.

Emmy and Ben in bed (2013) by Hanne van der Woude —
It is described as one of the few "truly international artistic events taking place in Japan" on its website.

Photography by TOILETPAPER: Maurizio Cattelan and Pierpaolo Ferrari —
It is celebrating its fifth year with the theme of love.

Photography by TOILETPAPER: Maurizio Cattelan and Pierpaolo Ferrari —
The fair has assembled a number of intriguing exhibitions that defy cliché...

Photography by TOILETPAPER: Maurizio Cattelan and Pierpaolo Ferrari —
...and present unconventional yet heartfelt interpretations of the most universal of emotions.

Emmy and Ben (2011) by Hanne van der Woude —
The fair features exhibitions that run across the city.

Nuit de noël (1965) by Malick Sidibé —
It has attracted more than 250,000 visitors from Japan and abroad since 2013

Camp Leakey, Borneo, from the Primates series (2015) by Isabel Muñoz —
Spanish photographer Muñoz won the 2016 National Photography Prize in Spain. This series of photos is designed to reflect the similarity between family bonding expressed by humans and primates.

Sans titre, de la série "Budapest" (1997) by Martin Parr —
The theme of Love is described in a press release as showing "humanity's diverse forms of love as means of social cohesion..."

Ken Moody and Robert Sherman (1984) by Robert Mapplethorpe —
"...and strategies for propagation of offspring to ensure the survival of a species."

The Eye of Love #535 (1953) by René Groebli —
The fair hopes to explore the theme of love through a series of diverse vantage points.

Bester 1, Mayotte (2015) by Zanele Muholi —
"Those feelings and ideas we call love all vary according to one's background, religious views, history, geographical region and living environment," said Lucile Reyboz and Yusuke Nakanishi, the fair's co-founders and directors in a press release.

"Wedding Ceremony" (1870s) by Yamamoto —
The fair features some works that are up to 100 years old. Like this image of a late 19th century Japanese wedding, with the bride and groom on the flanks.

"Choros of Melodies" (2010) by Chikako Yamashiro —
Filmed in Itoman, where heavy casualties were suffered in the Battle of Okinawa, this imagery deals with intervals between existence and non-existence.

"Front Gate of Yoshiwara" (1907-1911) by Anonymous —
An old photo of the entrance to the pleasure quarter of Yoshiwara, Tokyo, where visitors could be entertained by courtesans, kabuki theater, restaurants and tea houses.

"Dancing Girl Showing Her Obi" (1890s) by Anonymous —
A young women shows off her traditional attire. The pictorial conventions are borrowed from earlier wood-block print imagery.
"Mud Man" (2016) by Chikako Yamashiro —
"Mud Man" is a three-screen projection shot in Okinawa, Japan and South Korea's Jeju Island. It concerns citizen protests around the construction of military bases.
From "A Desktop Love" (2016) by Nobuyoshi Araki —
Nobuyoshi Araki's personal collection of figurines are combined with flowers and potted plants to create these compositions.

From "A Desktop Love" (2016) by Nobuyoshi Araki —
One of Japan's most internationally recognized postwar photographers, he is known for his provocative nudes and bondage scenes.

From "A Desktop Love" (2016) by Nobuyoshi Araki —
Bound women in bondage (a common element in Araki's photography) are mounted on a snake, and about to be attacked by incoming dinosaurs.


