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Yoshitomo Nara Damn It All For Sale
Yoshitomo Nara
Damn It All, 2012
About this work
Yoshitomo Nara's *Damn It All* from 2012 exemplifies the Japanese artist's singular ability to channel complex emotional states through deceptively simple imagery. The work features Nara's signature wide-eyed child figure, rendered with the artist's characteristic economy of line and flat planes of color that belie a sophisticated investigation into innocence, rebellion, and interior life. The title itself speaks to the punk sensibility that has informed Nara's practice since his formative years in Germany, where exposure to underground music scenes shaped his visual language. This fusion of subcultural defiance with the vulnerability of childhood creates the productive tension that has made Nara one of the most significant figures in contemporary Asian art. The child's oversized head and penetrating gaze—at once confrontational and melancholic—invite viewers into an ambiguous psychological space where anger and tenderness coexist. *Damn It All* arrived during a particularly fertile period in Nara's career, as he continued to refine the visual vocabulary established in earlier decades while pushing toward greater emotional directness. Works from this era have demonstrated remarkable strength at auction and remain highly sought after by collectors of post-war and contemporary art. Nara's position within both the Japanese Neo-Pop movement and the broader international art market continues to solidify with each passing year. For acquisition inquiries regarding this work, please contact Guy Hepner in New York.
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Auction History
Don't Cry; Backwards and Forwards; Broken Treasures; and Damn It All · Yoshitomo Nara · Phillips · 2018-04 · $156,250
Damn It All · Yoshitomo Nara · SBI Art Auction · 2018-01 · $140
Damn It All · Yoshitomo Nara · Christie's · 2013-10 · $9,375
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