Yoshiki Saitoh - Fabulous 1999-2006 - 2014

fabulous 1999-2006

Yoshiki Saitoh
Hamonica Books/2014/Japanese/210*298*10

fabulous 1999-2006" is a collection of photographs by Japanese photographer Yoshiki Saito, born in Fukushima Prefecture in 1949 and currently based in Tokyo, Japan. Since the late 1990s, Saito has held exhibitions such as "OTOZUZE" and "ROOM," and in 2007, he released "akechi," "the first and last collection of photographs capturing the world of the legendary rope master, Akechi Denki (1940-2005), known as a legendary rope master, released "akechi," his "first and last collection of photographs capturing the world of rope in his later years. His works, which create a unique view of the world different from the bondage works of Nobuyoshi Araki and Kishin Shinoyama, have been highly acclaimed both in Japan and abroad. And this book is another unique work, consisting of illustrations of drag queens and the "hentai" who visit them, with a focus on "Department H (a.k.a. Depatch)," a party that symbolizes the Japanese underground scene. Margaret, the pioneer of queens, and others also appear in the book, and a text by Margaret is included at the end. Fabulous" is a peculiarly gay term.