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[Image: Nara’s studio, 2007 photo: Yoshitomo Nara]

Yoshitomo Nara “Drawings: 1988-2018 Last 30 years”

Kaikai Kiki Gallery
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Artists

Yoshitomo Nara
Exhibition of drawings by Yoshitomo Nara, one of the finest artists representing contemporary Japan. For the past thirty-odd years since his debut in 1984, Nara has been standing firm in the art scene, carrying on dialogues with people all over the world using his distinctive grammar. While it is his work’s proximity to Japanese manga and kawaii culture that is often noted, he has in fact been cultivating empathy with people from all walks of life through his profound knowledge of music and its grammar, East and West alike.
In this show, he offers a panoramic view of the past thirty years. In the artist’s own words, “from when I was a student up to the present, contemplating the relationship between drawing and myself, or how I have been getting along with it over time. There are pieces that capture my feelings and thoughts at a given time or momentary ideas I’ve had. Some are accumulations of drawings accompanied by words, and others are simply traces of my hand’s motion holding a pencil. These drawings are done with a pencil or a ball point pen that happened to be there in that moment, in varying techniques, as casually as breathing itself.”

Schedule

Feb 9 (Fri) 2018-Mar 8 (Thu) 2018 

Opening Hours Information

Hours
11:00-19:00
Closed
Monday, Sunday, Holidays

Opening Reception Feb 9 (Fri) 2018 18:00 - 20:00

FeeFree
VenueKaikai Kiki Gallery
http://en.gallery-kaikaikiki.com/
LocationB1F Motoazabu Crest Bldg., 2-3-30 Motoazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0046
Access8 minute walk from exit 1 at Hiroo Station on the Hibiya line, 13 minute walk from Azabu-juban Station on the Toei Oedo or Namboku line.
Phone03-6823-6038
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