Meeting with Michael Lucken at the Guimet Museum: the work of photographer Araki Nobuyoshi

13 October 2025

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Meeting with Michaël Lucken to discuss the work of Japanese photographer Araki Nobuyoshi, to whom the Guimet Museum is dedicating an exhibition until 12 January 2026: “POLARAKI - A Thousand Polaroids by Araki Nobuyoshi”.
Rencontre avec Michael Lucken au musée Guimet
Rencontre avec Mickael Lucken au musée Guimet © Presses de l’Inalco‎

Araki Nobuyoshi is now a key figure in Japanese and international photography. The Guimet Museum is dedicating an exhibition to him until 12 January 2026: “POLARAKI - A Thousand Polaroids by Araki Nobuyoshi”.

To mark the occasion, a meeting has been organised with Michaël Lucken, professor at Inalco and historian of art and photography in Japan, for a thematic exploration of the photographer's work.

He is the author of L'art du Japon au vingtième siècle Pensée, formes, résistances (Hermann, 2001) and Les Fleurs artificielles: Creation, Imitation and the Logic of Domination (Presses de l’Inalco, 2016).

This second book devotes a chapter to the photographer's work, which can be consulted free of charge on OpenEdition: “Sentimental Journey – Araki Nobuyoshi's Winter Journey or the Ebb of Bones”. 

29/11/2025
15 h
Musée Guimet - Iéna
China Room - Central Asia, 1st floor