Photographoary: Photo-Mad Old Man A Turning 77 on 5. 25. 17" commemorates the exhibition of the same name held at Taka Ishii Gallery from May 25 until July 1, 2017. The works center around Araki’s fundamental themes of Eros and Thanatos. Araki, who has been confronted with and overcome multiple illnesses such as prostate cancer and central retinal artery occlusion causing him to lose sight in his right eye, enriches his works by affirmatively incorporated his aging process.