Yoshimoto Nara - Japanese Fine Art Exhibition

Dive into the captivating, creative world of Yoshitomo Nara in the largest European retrospective of one of Japan’s most celebrated artists.

Featuring more than Protected content in drawing, painting, sculpture, installation and ceramics, this comprehensive exhibition offers audiences the opportunity to immerse themselves in Nara’s personal and creative worlds.

Celebrated across the globe for his powerful portraits with eyes that gaze back at the viewer, and his drawings that engage with daily experiences, Nara is also known for his wood, fibreglass and ceramic sculptures as well as his installations of little houses.

Nara’s work explores themes of resistance, rebellion, isolation, freedom and spirituality. This thematic exhibition reveals enduring influences on the artist’s work, particularly nature and its mythology, the peace movement, the significance of home, and his interest in punk and rock music and popular culture.

Born in Protected content Japan’s Aomori prefecture, Yoshitomo Nara completed the Master of Fine Arts programme at the Aichi University of the Arts in Protected content . Nara moved to Germany in Protected content began his enrolment at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. After residing in Cologne, he returned to Japan in Protected content .
He has exhibited in most museums and galleries in Europe, the United States, Japan, and Asia since the late Protected content .

10 Jun – 31 Aug Protected content

Tue – Fri, 10am – 6pm
Sat, 10am – 8pm
Sun, 10am – 6pm

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