Nan Goldin - Not YMO YMO in New York - 1993

Not YMO YMO in New York

Nan Goldin
Ota Publishing/1993/Japanese/220*220*13

American photographer Nan Goldin's photo book Not YMO. Goldin began taking photographs after losing her sister as a teenager. She is an artist known for her intimate perspective, capturing the daily lives and relationships with family, lovers, and friends as if writing her own diary. Her collection ‘The Ballad Of Sexual Dependency’, which directly portrayed diverse 1980s subcultures including drugs, violence, and sex, sparked significant backlash and controversy, propelling Goldin's name to international fame. This book is a photo collection of the legendary music group YMO (Yellow Magic Orchestra) – featuring Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yukihiro Takahashi, and Haruomi Hosono – photographed by Goldin. Capturing the daily lives of the three members as they briefly “regenerated” (reunited) and flew to New York in 1993, ten years after their dissolution, this book documents their journey in a documentary style: awakening from sleep (regeneration), pursuing music, enjoying the moment, and then returning to the world of sleep (hiatus).