[January 29 2025]
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Returning to LA for the first time in over 30 years, Nara revisits the city where his solo debut took place at Blum & Poe in 1995. His latest exhibition marks a significant evolution in his sculptural practice, featuring eleven bronze heads that reframe his signature childlike figures with raw, expressive tactility. Originally shaped in clay, their misshapen, scarred surfaces preserve the immediacy of his hand, embracing imperfection. Accompanied by paintings and drawings, the exhibition moves beyond polished kawaii aesthetics to a deeper, introspective materiality. My Imperfect Self explores memory, place, and artistic reinvention, celebrating transformation and the beauty of the unresolved.
“The Guiding Thread” group exhibition at Galerie Suzanne Tarasieve Paris, on view...
Yoshitomo Nara’s “My Imperfect Self” exhibition at BLUM Gallery Los Angeles, on view until...
Laurie Simmons & Peter Wheelwright’s “The Kaleidoscope (…Bigger) House” for Art Basel...
William Eggleston
Purple Archives Sale at WORDS, SOUNDS, COLORS AND SHAPES with Ramdane Touhami...
“Written Once” photography exhibition by Wim Wenders at The Howard Greenberg Gallery...
Carroll Dunham & Laurie Simmons exhibition at Le Consortium Museum Dijon, on...
Opening of Carsten Höller’s first African solo exhibition at SOMETHING art space...
“Iconic: Portraiture from Francis Bacon to Andy Warhol” at The Holburne Museum...
“FRESH,” an exhibition by Tomoo Gokita at Blum & Poe, Los Angeles
“Parergon – Japanese Art of the 1980s and 1990s” exhibition at Blum...
Matt Saunders “Neon in Daylight” exhibition at Blum and Poe, Los Angeles….
Mohamed Bourouissa’s “Pour une poignée de Dollars” Exhibition at the Blum and...
“Part II – Parergon: Japanese Art of the 1980s and 1990s” Exhibition...
“Tacocat,” an exhibition by Jeremy Everett at Wilding Cran Gallery, Los Angeles
John Yuyi “My(Temporary)Self” exhibition at Make Room, Los Angeles
“Quickies” by Larry Madrigal at Nicodim Gallery Los Angeles, on view until...
Isabelle Albuquerque at the Robert Therrien Estate, for their collaborative exhibition, on...
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Tomoo Gokita “PEEKABOO” exhibition opening and after party at Tokyo Opera City...
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BIRKENSTOCK BOX x Rick Owens Launch Party at Rick Owens, Los Angeles
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“The Guiding Thread” group exhibition at Galerie Suzanne Tarasieve Paris, on view...
Yoshitomo Nara’s “My Imperfect Self” exhibition at BLUM Gallery Los Angeles, on view until...
Laurie Simmons & Peter Wheelwright’s “The Kaleidoscope (…Bigger) House” for Art Basel...
William Eggleston
Purple Archives Sale at WORDS, SOUNDS, COLORS AND SHAPES with Ramdane Touhami...
“Written Once” photography exhibition by Wim Wenders at The Howard Greenberg Gallery...
Carroll Dunham & Laurie Simmons exhibition at Le Consortium Museum Dijon, on...
Opening of Carsten Höller’s first African solo exhibition at SOMETHING art space...
“Iconic: Portraiture from Francis Bacon to Andy Warhol” at The Holburne Museum...
“FRESH,” an exhibition by Tomoo Gokita at Blum & Poe, Los Angeles
“Parergon – Japanese Art of the 1980s and 1990s” exhibition at Blum...
Matt Saunders “Neon in Daylight” exhibition at Blum and Poe, Los Angeles….
Mohamed Bourouissa’s “Pour une poignée de Dollars” Exhibition at the Blum and...
“Part II – Parergon: Japanese Art of the 1980s and 1990s” Exhibition...
“Tacocat,” an exhibition by Jeremy Everett at Wilding Cran Gallery, Los Angeles
John Yuyi “My(Temporary)Self” exhibition at Make Room, Los Angeles
“Quickies” by Larry Madrigal at Nicodim Gallery Los Angeles, on view until...
Isabelle Albuquerque at the Robert Therrien Estate, for their collaborative exhibition, on...
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