Kohei Yoshiyuki: Sex In “The Park”

Armed with a flash camera, some infrared film, and plenty of nerve, Japanese photographer Kohei Yoshiyuki took a series of photographs of people having sex—and the people watching them—in Tokyo parks in the late 1970s; not seen since his last exhibition in 1980, they're currently on view at the Yossi Milo Gallery in New York City through October 20. But don't think they're just about cheap thrills: according to the gallery, "With their raw, snapshot-like quality, these images not only uncover the hidden sexual exploits of their subjects, both homosexual and heterosexual, but also provoke questions about our own attitudes towards surveillance and voyeurism.". To say nothing about the perennial popularity of certain subjects and pastimes; we might spend a lot of time here at Fleshbot covering the latest developments in the Japanese sex scene, but when it comes to people being pervy in public, some things don't seem to have changed very much at all.

· "Sex in the Park, and Its Sneaky Spectators" (NY Times)
· Kohei Yoshiyuki: The Park (exhibition info and gallery @ yossimilogallery.com)

Previously: Inside Japan's Adult Treasure Expo, Tokyo Perve: Tokyo Underground Fetish Parties, Tabou: Photos by Tominari Tetsu, Japanese Fetish Club Tour, Tokyo Swingers, Tokyo Undressed