Yoshitomo Nara

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Author: Mika Yoshitake, Michael Govan, Yoshitomo NaraYoshitomo Nara is among the most beloved Japanese artists of his generation. His widely recognisable portraits of menacing figu res reflect the artist’s raw encounters with his inner self. Spanning 35 years (1985-2020), this book features paintings, drawings, sculpture, ceramic figures, an installation that re-creates his drawing studio, and never-before-exhibited idea sketches that reflect the artist’s empathic eye, shining a light on Nara’s conceptual process. Nara’s oeuvre takes inspiration from a wide range of resources – memories of his childhood, music, literature, studying and living in Germany, exploring his roots in Japan, Sakhalin and Asia, and modern art from Europe and Japan. This book accompanies the major career retrospective organised by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and presents the full range of Nara's work. It also examines the artist’s work through the lens of his long-time passion for music and features 'liner notes' written by the artist about various albums in his personal collection of '60s and '70s folk and rock albums, published in English for the first time.Readers will see the evolution of a dynamic artist who has become more contemplative with age. Yoshitomo Nara was born in 1959 in Aomori, Japan, and graduated with a master's degree from Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music before studying at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. In the fall of 2010, the Asia Society in New York presented the first major New York exhibition of his work. He is represented by Pace Gallery and Blum & Poe.ISBN 9781636810294. Los Angeles County Museum of Art. hb. 224 pages. 240 colour ills. 22.9 x 30.5 cm.available Show more