Artist profile
Yoshitomo Nara
Yoshitomo Nara is a pioneering Japanese contemporary artist associated with the Neo-Pop movement, best known for his deceptively simple paintings and sculptures of stylized children and animals exuding expressions of resistance, loneliness, and rebellion.
Ranking metrics
Cofactor
128.75
Credential score
2811.0
Reference 80×100cm
$159,650
Credentials
- Nationality
- Japanese
- Museum exhibitions
- 110
- Solo exhibitions
- 90
- Group exhibitions
- 350
- Museum collections
- Museum of Modern Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Tate
- Gallery representation
- Pace Gallery, Blum & Poe, Stephen Friedman Gallery
- Private collections
- 150
- Press
- 800
- Scholarly articles
- 180
- Books
- 45
- Auction record
- $24,900,000
Last updated 2026-08-08.
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Identity
Nationality
Japanese
Birth / death years
1959
Mediums
Painting, Sculpture, Drawing
Prices
Auction record
$24,900,000
Representation
Gallery representation
Pace Gallery, Blum & Poe, Stephen Friedman Gallery
Museum collections
Museum of Modern Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Tate
Private collections
150
Exhibitions
Museum exhibitions
110
Solo exhibitions
90
Group exhibitions
350
Bibliography
Books
45
Press
800
Scholarly articles
180