Yoshitomo Nara: Nothing Ever Happens - Softcover

Chambers, Kristin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1880353253 ISBN 13: 9781880353257

Publisher: Museum of Contemporary Art, Cleveland, 2008

Synopsis

Featuring essays and short fiction by a range of contemporary writers, punk musicians and cultural critics, as well as writings by Yoshitomo Nara himself, the cult artist's book Nothing Ever Happens--available through D.A.P. for the first time--examines both Nara's work and the subjects it addresses. Readers are invited into a world where emotions are not expected to be filtered, make-believe is not equated with lunacy and the world is both fantastic and terrifying.
One of the most important and best-loved Japanese contemporary artists, Nara distinctively transcends a national style to offer a universal psychological narrative of childhood. In this beautifully designed book with cool paper changes and pitch-perfect image selection, Nara's work is paired with writings by Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day, Carrie Brownstein of Sleater-Kinney, writer Dave Eggers, Deborah Harry (Blondie), Leonard Nimoy (Mr. Spock) and others of equally interesting stature.

About this edition

• Publisher: Museum of Contemporary Art, Cleveland
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1880353253
• ISBN 13: 9781880353257
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 96
• Editor: Gilman Larry