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Highlights from Kyotographie 2017

Updated 3:29 AM EDT, Tue April 25, 2017
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Kyoto's annual photography fair -- called Kyotographie -- is among the most exciting art fairs in Japan.
Photography by TOILETPAPER: Maurizio Cattelan and Pierpaolo Ferrari —
Kyoto's annual photography fair -- called Kyotographie -- is among the most exciting art fairs in Japan.
TOILETPAPER
It is described as one of the few "truly international artistic events taking place in Japan" on its website.
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.
Hanne van der Woude
It is celebrating its fifth year with the theme of love.
Photography by TOILETPAPER: Maurizio Cattelan and Pierpaolo Ferrari —
It is celebrating its fifth year with the theme of love.
TOILETPAPER
The fair has assembled a number of intriguing exhibitions that defy cliché...
Photography by TOILETPAPER: Maurizio Cattelan and Pierpaolo Ferrari —
The fair has assembled a number of intriguing exhibitions that defy cliché...
TOILETPAPER
...and present unconventional yet heartfelt interpretations of the most universal of emotions.
Photography by TOILETPAPER: Maurizio Cattelan and Pierpaolo Ferrari —
...and present unconventional yet heartfelt interpretations of the most universal of emotions.
TOILETPAPER
The fair features exhibitions that run across the city.
Emmy and Ben (2011) by Hanne van der Woude —
The fair features exhibitions that run across the city.
Hanne van der Woude
It has attracted more than 250,000 visitors from Japan and abroad since 2013
Nuit de noël (1965) by Malick Sidibé —
It has attracted more than 250,000 visitors from Japan and abroad since 2013
© Asnes b and Collection Agnes b
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.
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.
© Isabel Muñoz
The theme of Love is described in a press release as showing "humanity's diverse forms of love as means of social cohesion..."
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..."
© Martin Parr / Magnum Photos
"...and strategies for propagation of offspring to ensure the survival of a species."
Ken Moody and Robert Sherman (1984) by Robert Mapplethorpe —
"...and strategies for propagation of offspring to ensure the survival of a species."
@Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation
The fair hopes to explore the theme of love through a series of diverse vantage points.
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.
© René Groebli/Courtesy Galerie Esther Woerdehoff, Paris
"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.
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.
© Zanele/Stevenson/Yancey Richardson
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.
"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.
© MNAAG. Guimet National Museum of Asian Arts,
Filmed in Itoman, where heavy casualties were suffered in the Battle of Okinawa, this imagery deals with intervals between existence and non-existence.
"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.
© Chikako Yamashiro
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.
"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.
© MNAAG. Guimet National Museum of Asian Arts
A young women shows off her traditional attire. The pictorial conventions are borrowed from earlier wood-block print imagery.<br />
"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.
© MNAAG. Guimet National Museum of Asian Arts
"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.<br />
"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.
© Chikako Yamashiro
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 —
Nobuyoshi Araki's personal collection of figurines are combined with flowers and potted plants to create these compositions.
Kyotographie festival
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 —
One of Japan's most internationally recognized postwar photographers, he is known for his provocative nudes and bondage scenes.
© Nobuyoshi Araki, Courtesy of Taka Ishii Gallery.
Bound women in bondage (a <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.vogue.fr%2Fvogue-hommes%2Fculture%2Fdiaporama%2Fjapanese-photographer-araki-bondage-and-kinbaku-at-musee-guimet-paris%2F30862%23araki-musee-guimet-paris-exposition" target="_blank" target="_blank">common element</a> in Araki's photography) are mounted on a snake, and about to be attacked by incoming dinosaurs.<br />
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.
© Nobuyoshi Araki, Courtesy of Taka Ishii Gallery.

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