Aperture: Black Sun : The Eyes of Four, No 102

by Eikoh Hosoe

Front corners slightly curled, slight shelfware on glossy black softcover. interior fine. 9 1/2 By 11 1/4", # 102, 1986

88 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1986

About the author

Eikoh Hosoe was a Japanese photographer and filmmaker who emerged in the experimental arts movement of post-World War II Japan. Hosoe was best known for his dark, high contrast, black and white photographs of human bodies. His images were often psychologically charged, exploring subjects such as death, erotic obsession, and irrationality. Some of his photographs referenced religion, philosophy and mythology, while others were nearly abstract, such as Man and Woman # 24, from 1960. He was professionally and personally affiliated with the writer Yukio Mishima and experimental artists of the 1960s such as the dancer Tatsumi Hijikata, though his work extended to a diversity of subjects. His photography was not only notable for its artistic influence but for its wider contribution to the reputations of his subjects.