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Yoshitomo Nara

Japanese artist (1959- )
Person human Q2015324

Facts

32 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[25]
Date of birth
December 5, 1959
Place of birth
Hirosaki
Country of citizenship
Japan[8]
Ethnic group
Japanese people[9]
Occupation
painter, sculptor, photographer, musician, printmaker, illustrator, installation artist, architectural drafter, art educator, draftsperson, artist[10][11][12][13][14][15]
Employer
Kawaijuku Educational Institution, University of California, Los Angeles, Musashino Art University[18][19][20]
Field of work
painting, art of sculpture[16][17]
Educated at
Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music, Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Aomori Prefectural Hirosaki High School[21][22][23]
Award received
Time 100[24]
Genre
portrait[28]
Official website
www.yoshitomonara.com[31]
Work location
Düsseldorf, Tokyo[32][33]
Student of
A. R. Penck[34]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English, German, Japanese[36][37][38]
Affiliation
IT PARK[39]
Artist files at
College for Creative Studies-bibliotheek, National Gallery of Art Library
Copyright representative
reproduction right not represented by CISAC member
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Described by source
MU Archive[35]
End of work period
2010[44]
Family name
Nara[29]
Given name
Yoshitomo[30]
Show all 32 facts +8
Has works in the collection
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Museum of Modern Art, National Museum of World Cultures, Middelheim Museum, National Gallery of Art, Mori Art Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, National Museum of Art, Osaka, The National Museum of Modern Art, Toyota Municipal Museum of Art, Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art
Movement
pop art, Superflat[26][27]
Name in kana
なら よしとも[41]
Name in native language
奈良美智[40]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
NADD Wikidata project
Represented by
David Zwirner Gallery[42]
Social media followers
305k (236k–305k, n=4)
Start of work period
1985[43]
🏷️ Also known as
en Nara Yoshitomo en Y. Nara en Yoshitomo Nara he יושיטומו נארה ja なら よしとも ja 奈良美智 ko 나라 요시토모 nl Nara Yoshitomo nl N. Yoshitomo nl Y. Nara ru Ёситомо Нара ru Нара, Ёситомо ru Нара, Йошитомо th โยชิโตโมะ นาระ th โยะชิโตะโมะ นะระ
🔖 Identifiers · 69
ISNI
0000000123216160
VIAF cluster ID
116439660
Library of Congress authority ID
no2001037878
GND ID
121769550
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Yoshitomo Nara Yokohama 2012.jpg ↗
ARTIC artist ID
96641
AbART person ID
152824
Allcinema person ID
486990
Amazon author ID
B004LR54X6
AniList staff ID
270446
Art Platform Japan ID
artists/A1732
Artist-info artist ID
24603
Show all 69 identifiers +57
Artland artist ID
yoshitomo-nara
Artsy artist ID
yoshitomo-nara
BIBSYS ID
5023319
Benezit ID
B00202933
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14485238h
CANTIC ID
981058519548106706
CINE21 person ID
70012
CONOR.SI ID
187895651
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11459414
CiNii Research ID
1140000791727955328
DACS ID (2022)
074560
DACS ID (former)
8776f341-48eb-e711-8b59-000c29e811b2
DDB person (GND) ID
121769550
Described at URL
www.solisprints.co.uk
Discogs artist ID
1465956
Eiga.com person ID
224303
Europeana entity
agent/base/156412
FAST ID
462861
Facebook username
michinara3
Fotografen.nl ID
241176
Freebase ID
/m/07938c
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m07938c
Grove Art Online ID
T097994
HKCAN ID
9811111515403406
IdRef ID
060853115
Instagram username
michinara3
Invaluable.com person ID
116j1q4jyp
IxTheo authority ID
081522452
Japan Search name ID
奈良美智
KINENOTE person ID
202540
Le Delarge artist ID
10655_artiste_NARA_Yoshitomo
Luminous-Lint ID
Yoshitomo__Nara
Movie Walker Press person ID
186458
Museum of Modern Art artist ID
25523
MusicBrainz artist ID
daa4ded2-2d1d-4404-8f61-75918ce3eb1f
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA11893010
NDL Authority ID
00680363
NMVW ID
46443, 69831
Namuwiki ID
나라 요시토모
National Gallery of Art artist ID
49285
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007319649205171
National Library of Korea ID
KAC200911447
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1588296
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
237898985
Oricon News ID
442618
RERO ID (legacy)
A016881622
RKDartists ID
241176
Rate Your Music artist ID
奈良美智
SNAC ARK ID
w6rv4kcr
Tabakalera ID
69565
Threads username
michinara3
Union List of Artist Names ID
500033169
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058519548106706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1247901
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJcKQHGHMxCkK9hjMWPG73
X (Twitter) username
michinara3
Yale LUX ID
person/baef1ad0-4fa6-45f2-b39d-ad496c22f4e3
🔗 Connections
Has works in the collection 12
Museum of Modern Art, National Gallery of Art, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, The National Museum of Modern Art, Middelheim Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, National Museum of Art, Osaka, Mori Art Museum +4 more
Occupation 10
musician, painter, photographer, sculptor, illustrator, draftsperson, printmaker, architectural drafter +2 more
Employer 3
University of California, Los Angeles, Musashino Art University, Kawaijuku Educational Institution
Languages spoken, written or signed 3
English, German, Japanese
Educated at 2
Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music
Field of work 2
painting, art of sculpture
Movement 2
pop art, Superflat
Work location 2
Tokyo, Düsseldorf
Award received 1
Time 100
Country of citizenship 1
Japan
Ethnic group 1
Japanese people
Genre 1
portrait
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Hirosaki
Sex or gender 1
male
Student of 1
A. R. Penck
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Summary

Yoshitomo Nara was born on December 5, 1959[1], in Hirosaki[2]. He has worked as a painter[3], sculptor[4], photographer[5], musician[6], and printmaker[7].

FAQs

Where was Yoshitomo Nara born?

Yoshitomo Nara's place of birth was Hirosaki[2].

What did Yoshitomo Nara do for work?

Yoshitomo Nara worked as a painter[3], sculptor[4], photographer[5], musician[6], and printmaker[7].

Where did Yoshitomo Nara go to school?

Yoshitomo Nara was educated at Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music[21], Kunstakademie Düsseldorf[22], and Aomori Prefectural Hirosaki High School[23].

What awards did Yoshitomo Nara receive?

Honors received include Time 100[24].

Related Entities

Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music Japan Musashino Art University Museum of Modern Art National Gallery of Art San Francisco Museum of Modern Art The National Museum of Modern Art University of California, Los Angeles

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . RKDartists. wikidata.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Artnet. wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . Artnet. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [11] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [12] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. wikidata.org.
  17. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [14] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . artnet.com. artnet.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [28] ↑ . lacma.org. lacma.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . time.com. Retrieved . time.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [9] ↑ . Artnet. wikidata.org.
  28. [1] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . Artnet. wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . Artnet. wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . archive.mu.nl. Retrieved . archive.mu.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . itpark.com.tw. Retrieved . itpark.com.tw. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . Japan Search. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . davidzwirner.com. Retrieved . davidzwirner.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  44. [44] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 15w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CINE21 person ID → 70012
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  2. 17w ago · Thenetrunner · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at URL → https://www.solisprints.co.uk/pages/artist-yoshitomo-nara
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  3. 22w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → painter, sculptor, photographer +8
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  4. 23w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → painter, sculptor, photographer +8
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