Yoshitomo Nara‘s big LA opening was last night over at Blum&Poe, and what a show it was. A great way to wrap up the year and the opening brought many regulars out to view the playful works of Nara. A nice lil’ mini family reunion of sorts before the holidays. In attendance were Mark Ryden, Marion Peck, Yoskay Yamamoto, Nate Frizzel, Gary Baseman, James Jean, Beau from Cerasoli : Le Basse Gallery, Steve and Marcus from Arrested Motion, CommandaX and so many more… a great night!
The main gallery hall featured a handful of beautiful new paintings on canvas, including the gem of the show shown above – “Agent Orange in the Milky Lake”. There was also a nice wall of tightly hung new large drawings (shown below)…