Yoshitomo Nara

Christie’s x Takashi Murakami Tohoku-Pacific Earthquake Benefit Auction Preview Recap

October 31, 2011Arts0 comment2663 Views
This past week, Christie's (the global art auction house) and Takashi Murakami opened a limited preview of the earthquake benefit auction that featured work from contemporary artists such as Aya Takano, Yoshitomo Nara, Damient Hirst, KAWS, and was curated by Murakami himself.

Yoshitomo Nara: The Complete Works

October 20, 2011Arts1 comment1690 Views
Japanese pop artist Yoshitomo Nara first burst onto the art scene with his pastel-hued and innocuous painting and sculptures of children. Twenty years later and Yoshitomo has quite the catalog to showcase, as evidenced by the 400 pages that make up The Complete Works. Separated...

Yoshitomo Nara Retrospective

September 12, 2010Arts3 comments34 Views
Renowned Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara takes us through a journey of isolation, rebellion and music in his most recent exhibition currently viewing at the Asia Society museum in New York City. Employing an assortment of mediums that include paper, sculptures, canvass,...

Yoshitomo Nara: Nobody’s Fool Book

August 11, 2010Arts0 comment21 Views
Created in partnership with Asia Society Museum in conjunction with a major retrospective, this is the first comprehensive monograph on the work of art superstar Yoshitomo Nara. It assembles 20 years worth of paintings, sculptures, photographs, and drawings that map the...

Yoshitomo Nara “Ceramic Works” Exhibition Recap

May 17, 2010Arts9 comments87 Views
Inspired by traditional Japanese manga Japanese pop artist Yoshitomo Nara unveils a new series of sculptures as part of his "Ceramic Works" exhibition at the Tomio Koyama Gallery. Known in the past for his juxtaposition of the innocence of children and the evils of mankind,...

Artist Series Beach Towels 2009: Yoshitomo Nara and Peter Doig

December 10, 2009Uncategorized1 comment154 Views
In its 4th generation, the Art Production Fund's Artist Series Beach Towels continues on with two new artists. Last year involved a heavyweight cast of artists including Raymond Petitbon, Jeff Koons, Kehinde Wiley and Ed Ruscha while the 2009 roster includes Peter Doig and...

Traveling with Yoshitomo Nara DVD

September 15, 2009Uncategorized0 comment15 Views
Following the Japanese modern artist's life journey, from London to Bangkok, as he travels to present exhibitions and workshops. "Traveling With Yoshitomo Nara" is the first documentary featuring the world renowned Yoshitomo Nara. His latest attempt at creating a...

Trek Lance Armstrong STAGES Bike by Yoshitomo Nara

July 20, 2009Uncategorized109 comments1886 Views
Having already seen most of the special bike designs for Lance Armstrong, Trek reveals a closer look into the latest design, created by Yoshitomo Nara. Much like previous designs by artists such as KAWS, Shepard Fairey, and Damien Hirst, this latest silhouette finds artistic...

Yoshitomo Nara Opening at Blum & Poe

December 22, 2008Uncategorized0 comment331 Views
Yoshitomo Nara's solo show at Blum & Poe opened this weekend, with a nice array of large scale sculpture's being showcased along with a series of new paintings that focused on Nara's signature pastel-colored girls.  The biggest part of the showcase was a prairie-style wagon...