Yoshitomo Nara - Session 1: Who is that big-headed girl? | Art & Conversation

This series takes viewers through three different periods in Nara’s career, including his early art practice, questions narratives of “Japanese-ness” at the turn of the century, and the impact of the 2011 Great Tohoku disaster on Nara’s art. Presented by Yeewan Koon, Chair of the Department of Art History at the University of Hong Kong and author of Yoshitomo Nara, a recently published monograph that looks at his work from the last three decades.
This session covers Nara's upbringing in northern Japan and key influences in his life.
LACMA's Yoshitomo Nara exhibition catalogue presents the full range of Nara's work, comparing and contrasting his major pieces through his distinctive musical lens.
Available for purchase at the link below.
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LACMA's Limited Edition Yoshitomo Nara exhibition catalogue, available at the link below, includes a clamshell case with 14 booklets tracing the full range of Nara’s work, as well as a vinyl LP with original music and covers by American indie rock band Yo La Tengo and songs from the 1960s and 70s selected by the artist.
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[@artworkswithnatalia8628]

What a gem of knowledge is Yeewan Koon, so jealous of her students at Hong Kong University, she is just brilliant!

[@theloxiaowy]

Yeewon, a brilliant art historian

[@christinakakoulli]

This is amazing! So informative

[@patrickyeh7767]

A lot of information to digest. Great presentation.

[@bluesky6028]

thank you, I love it !

[@umi_chii]

i love her i love her i love her i wish i was her