Yoshitomo Nara
Christie’s x Takashi Murakami Tohoku-Pacific Earthquake Benefit Auction Preview Recap
October 31, 2011
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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, 2011
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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, 2010
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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, 2010
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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, 2010
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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, 2009
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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, 2009
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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, 2009
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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, 2008
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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...
