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Deets: David Zwirner is pleased to present an exhibition by Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara (b. 1959) featuring new paintings and drawings, recent sculptures, and early works selected by the artist. Spanning the gallery’s 537 West 20th Street and 533 West 19th Street locations in New York, this exhibition will be the artist’s first solo presentation with David Zwirner and his first major solo exhibition in New York in nearly a decade. The Japanese artist's first major NYC show in nearly a decade, the two-venue show features new paintings, large-format drawings, recent sculptures, and early works from the 1980s.⁠
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The 20th Street gallery will be devoted to Nara's 2D artwork, notably his wide-eyed portraits of childlike characters. Around the block, the 19th Street gallery will house 13 monumental bronze "snow monster" sculptures, paying homage to Nara's own childhood memories.⁠

This exhibition will coincide with the opening of Yoshitomo Nara: Sentinels of Stillness at the Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden in Washington, DC. Three monumental sculptures, sixteen-times enlargements of Nara’s small clay heads, will inaugurate the Annual West Lawn Series and be on view from October 31, 2026 through November 7, 2027.

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