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Yoshitomo Nara

1959 - Today

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Yoshitomo Nara (奈良 美智, Nara Yoshitomo; born 5 December 1959 in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese artist. He lives and works in Nasushiobara, Tochigi Prefecture, though his artwork has been exhibited worldwide. Nara has had nearly 40 solo exhibitions since 1984. His art work has been housed at the MoMA and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yoshitomo Nara is the 59th most popular artist (up from 70th in 2019), the 949th most popular biography from Japan (up from 1,065th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Japanese Artist.

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Among ARTISTS

Among artists, Yoshitomo Nara ranks 59 out of 125. Before him are Hasui Kawase, Vito Acconci, Gottfried Helnwein, Robert Indiana, Ivan Fyodorov, and William Etty. After him are Gilbert & George, Damien Hirst, Gunta Stölzl, Carlos Páez Vilaró, Sennedjem, and Günter Brus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Yoshitomo Nara ranks 165. Before him are Jonathan Franzen, Sigmar Gabriel, Jason Alexander, Gilmar Rinaldi, Toni Servillo, and Mark Meadows. After him are Kuniharu Nakamoto, Mark Williams, Kim Duk-koo, Adri van der Poel, Chris Lowe, and Vazgen Sargsyan.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Yoshitomo Nara ranks 949 out of 6,245. Before him are Yoshiaki Kawajiri (1950), Mitsuo Watanabe (1953), Gyoji Matsumoto (1934), Kazuo Saito (1951), Shunsuke Nakamura (1978), and Shigeru Umebayashi (1951). After him are Hitoshi Igarashi (1947), Hide (1964), Shunsuke Kikuchi (1931), Koichi Sugiyama (1931), Nakayama Yoshiko (1836), and Peter Shirayanagi (1928).

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Among ARTISTS In Japan

Among artists born in Japan, Yoshitomo Nara ranks 7. Before him are Hokusai (1760), Yoko Ono (1933), Hiroshige (1797), Akira Yoshizawa (1911), Yoshitaka Amano (1952), and Hasui Kawase (1883). After him are Tatsuki Fujimoto (1993).

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