题 目：Yoshitomo Nara / 奈良美智

作 者：Clare Preston, Yoshitomo Nara

出 版：Hayward Gallery，2025

装 帧：精装，264页

语种：英文

尺 寸：23.5*30.5 cm

这本布面精装出版物远不止对奈良美智笔下经典儿童与动物形象的简单回顾，更特别呈现艺术家的最新创作、私人摄影及工作室影像。 

本书纵览奈良美智四十载创作生涯，引领读者沉浸于这位日本艺术家的个人与创作世界。他以描绘大头宽眸的儿童形象闻名，画中人物以直击心灵的凝视与叛逆姿态向观者发出挑战。这些既迷人又暗藏不安的角色，是奈良为探索与传递家园、孤独、韧性、归属、重生、希望与自由等主题所构建的视觉语系。全书按主题编排，系统呈现奈良艺术表达的演变脉络与创作广度。

阮圆通过奈良的成长经历，解读其独特美学的源起——根植于故乡日本东北部地区的自然风土与社群生活，以及艺术家对环境与社会议题的持续关切。巴里·施瓦布斯基的专文结合画作局部细节，聚焦奈良作为油画家的创作特质。乔什·昆则探讨流行音乐对奈良的启迪——从蕴含反战思想的美国民谣、忧郁蓝调，到后来的华丽摇滚、朋克与新浪潮音乐。

本书特别收录奈良童年照片与工作室影像构成的深度年表，全方位展现其艺术与人生的交织轨迹。相应展览由毕尔巴鄂古根海姆博物馆、巴登-巴登弗雷德·布尔达博物馆与伦敦海沃德美术馆联合策划。

More than a mere survey of Nara's signature children and animals, this clothbound publication features the artist's newest works, personal photographs and pictures of his studio 

Spanning four decades of work, this book offers readers the opportunity to immerse themselves in the personal and creative world of the Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara, best known for his bold images of children with large heads and wide eyes that challenge viewers with their direct gaze and defiant stance. These captivating yet ominous characters are part of a wider visual vocabulary established by Nara to explore and communicate themes of home, isolation, resilience, belonging, regeneration, hope and freedom. Organized thematically, the book provides a comprehensive overview of the evolution and breadth of Nara's artistic expression. Yeewan Koon explores how Nara's singular aesthetic is drawn from his formative experiences in Japan, as well as his ongoing environmental and societal concerns, which are deeply rooted in nature and the communities of Japan's northern Tohoku region, where he grew up. Barry Schwabsky's essay, illustrated with details of the artworks, focuses in depth on Nara as a painter. Josh Kun discusses the inspiration Nara takes from popular music―folk songs by American singer-songwriters featuring anti-war messages, melancholic blues and, later, glam rock, punk and new wave. The book also features an in-depth chronology illustrated with childhood photographs and pictures of Nara's studio, offering a deep dive into Nara's life and art. The corresponding exhibition is co-organized by Guggenheim Bilbao, Museum Frieder Burda, Baden-Baden, and the Hayward Gallery.

Yoshitomo Nara was born in 1959 in Aomori, Japan, and graduated with a master's degree from Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music and later studied at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. His drawings and paintings are informed by a range of influences, from manga and anime to punk rock. He has also worked in sculpture, ceramic and large-scale installation.