Wheels Go Round

Details

YOSHITOMO NARA (B. 1959)
Wheels Go Round
signed with the artist's signature, titled, inscribed and dated 'For Alistair Wheels go round '94' (on the reverse)
acrylic on canvas
32 x 40.5 cm. (12 5⁄8 x 16 in.)
Painted in 1994

Provenance

Private collection, Germany
Christie's London, 21 October 2008, lot 418
Private collection
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 4 April 2011, lot 986
Private collection
Mission Auction Shanghai, 2 November 2014, lot 391
Private collection, Asia
Phillips Hong Kong, 9 July 2020, lot 131
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

Literature

Bijutsu Shuppan Sha, Yoshitomo Nara: The Complete Works (Volume 1: Paintings, Sculptures, Editions, Photographs 1984-2010), Tokyo, 2011 (illustrated, plate P-1994-039, p. 108).

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Lot Essay

“I think the work is playing within the space between the selfishness and sensitivity of childhood and an adult's awareness of being part of a difficult society. In that sense, the work is both an intimate picture of my past emotions and an open take on the contemporary world.” - Yoshitomo Nara

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