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In 2013, Yoshitomo Nara took New York, showing a collection of his quirky renderings for a solo exhibition titled “Kulture of Kute” at Pace Gallery. Paintings and sculptures, all depicting his delightful, big-headed, and devil-eyed characters, filled the exhibition space. Those who missed out on Yoshitomo’s 2013 show can rejoice over the fact that he will be returning stateside, settling down in Los Angeles, specifically. Beginning March 1, Blum & Poe will play home to another one of the Japanese pop artist’s exhibitions.
Nara first came to the fore of the art world during Japan’s Pop art movement in the 1990s. The subject matter of his sculptures and paintings is deceptively simple: most works depict one seemingly innocuous subject (often pastel-hued children and animals drawn with confident, cartoonish lines) with little or no background. But these children, who appear at first to be cute and even vulnerable, sometimes brandish weapons like knives and saws. Their wide eyes often hold accusatory looks that could be sleepy-eyed irritation at being awoken from a nap—or that could be undiluted expressions of hate.”
via complex.com and exhibitionnest.com