Yoshitomo Nara, no war, 2019, acrylic on wood. Courtesy of the artist, Blum & Poe, and Pace Gallery Museum Exhibitions Yoshitomo Nara I Forgot Their Names and Often Can't Remember Their Faces but Remember Their Voices Well Mar 20 – Aug 22, 2021Dallas Contemporary, Texas Dallas Contemporary’s career survey of Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara will bring together a large selection of paintings, drawings, and sculptures from 2006 to the present, many of which are being exhibited for the first time. Since rising to global prominence in the 1990s, Nara has used his signature style to portray subjects in complex and ambiguous emotional states, ranging from rebellion to loneliness and quiet contemplation. Inspired by music, current events, and his childhood memories, among other subjects, his internationally celebrated works critically fuse contemporary issues with longstanding artistic traditions from East Asia and Europe. Through his oeuvre, Nara offers an enduring meditation on the individual’s freedom of imagination and boundless emotive capacities.The survey will explore how Nara’s art conjures a realm rich in feeling while referencing the artist’s autobiography as well as broader cultural issues. In the newest works exhibited at Dallas Contemporary, Nara adopts a markedly introspective attitude. He uses his creative process to explore and express his place in today’s world, while channeling his views on a broad range of urgent topics, such as nuclear disarmament, environmental activism, and the tragic ramifications of Japan’s 2011 earthquake. To learn more, visit Dallas Contemporary's website. Read More Journal View All Essays Wikimedia Fellow Kristen Owens and Black Art Library Founder Asmaa Walton Discuss Resource Sharing, Communal Action, and More Feb 02, 2023 Essays Wikimedia Fellow Kristen Owens and Scholar Howard Rambsy II on the Past, Present, and Future of Black Bibliographic Practice Feb 02, 2023 Essays Afterward by Adam Pendleton Feb 01, 2023 Exhibitions Explore [action=query] Black Arts and Black Aesthetics Feb 01, 2023 Museum Exhibitions — Dallas Contemporary Presents Yoshitomo Nara, Mar 16, 2021