"First published in Japan in 1993, Nobuyoshi Araki's "The Banquet" ("Shokuji") offers a moving tribute to the photographer's late wife, Yoko, through a photo-diary of the food they shared together in the last months of her life. The book is composed of three related sections: commercial color photographs of meals shot by Araki from 1985 onwards, using a ring flash and a macro lens; a (written) food diary; and black-and-white photographs ..."
"Edited by Akiko Miki, Yoshiko Isshiki and Tomoko Sato. With 47 colour photographs, 191 black and white ,photographs. Abridged edition . 4to pp. 196 Rilegato, sovracoperta (hard cover, dust jacket) Nuovo (New) This new abridged edition of Phaidon's major monograph provides a comprehensive overview of Araki's highly prolific career spanning forty-eight years. ,Through his innovative approach to photography, and rich visual vocabul ..."