How Artist Yoshitomo Nara's Return to Japan After 12 Years Abroad Reshaped His Style—and Powered His Soaring Market
The artist's famously sassy cartoon characters command millions of dollars. February 22, 2021 Yoshitomo Nara. Photo credit: Ryoichi Kawajiri. Courtesy of Pace Gallery and Blum & Poe, Los Angeles/New York/Tokyo. A small girl in a red dress with one hand hidden behind her back glowers defiantly. Is she a harmless child in the throes of a tantrum, or something more sinister? The simple but cheeky title— Knife Behind Back—yields a sobering clue. The painting, created in 2000 by the Japanese sensation Yoshitomo Nara, soared to a final price of $24.9 million when it was offered at Sotheby’s H...
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