Yoshitomo Nara

Yoshitomo Nara is among the most beloved contemporary artists, an art-world sensation who over the past three decades has gained a loyal cult following across the globe. This spring the definitive monograph on the artist, Yoshitomo Nara, written by curator and professor Yeewan Koon, will be published ahead of a major retrospective at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Yoshitomo Nara rose to prominence in the early 2000s, a star in a generation of avant-garde Japanese artists associated with the Neo-Pop “Superflat” movement, including Takashi Murakami. His iconic images of big-headed girls have been used on commercial products, limited editions, and mass-produced items, which has made his work incredibly recognizable. The volume was made in close collaboration with Nara himself, and it tells the story of his life and career. From his early days as a student at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf through to the present day, Yoshitomo Nara covers the breadth of his work in painting, drawin