Yoshitomo Nara

Yoshitomo Nara Installation view from "I DON'T MIND, IF YOU FORGET ME."2001

I Don't Mind, If You Forget Me ‘make by Yoshitomo Nara in 2001. The subject matter of his sculptures and paintings is deceptively simple: most works depict one seemingly innocuous subject (often pastel-hued children and animals drawn with confident, cartoonish lines) with little or no background. But these children, who appear at first to be cute and even vulnerable, sometimes brandish weapons like knives and saws. Their wide eyes often hold accusatory looks that could be sleepy-eyed irritation at being awoken from a nap—or that could be undiluted expressions of hate. I DON'T MIND, IF YOU FORGET ME show the unfamiliar feeling with each other.