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Yoshitomo Nara Pissed Off For Sale
Yoshitomo Nara
Pissed Off, 2010
About this work
Yoshitomo Nara's *Pissed Off* (2010) exemplifies the Japanese artist's singular ability to channel complex emotional states through deceptively simple imagery. The work features one of Nara's characteristic wide-eyed children, rendered with the artist's signature economy of line and flat planes of color. Yet beneath the cartoonish aesthetic lies a palpable tension—the figure's expression radiates defiance and barely contained frustration, embodying the punk sensibility that has defined Nara's practice since his emergence in the 1990s. Drawing from sources as varied as Japanese manga, Western punk rock album covers, and the isolation of his childhood in rural Aomori, Nara creates figures that exist in a state of perpetual emotional contradiction. His children are at once innocent and menacing, vulnerable and fiercely autonomous. *Pissed Off* captures this duality with particular clarity, the title itself serving as an unfiltered declaration that mirrors the directness of Nara's visual language. As one of the most sought-after contemporary artists working today, Nara commands significant presence in both institutional collections and the secondary market, with works consistently achieving strong results at auction. His influence extends beyond the art world into popular culture, cementing his position as a defining voice of the contemporary moment. For acquisition inquiries regarding *Pissed Off* or other works by Yoshitomo Nara, please contact Guy Hepner.
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Auction History
Life is Only One; My Little Treasure; I Don’t Want to Grow Up; Gypsy Song; Don’t Wanna Cry; Walk On; Poindexter; 1-2-3-4 Pissed Off !; Hateful Christmas; & S.O.S. · Yoshitomo Nara · Christie's · 2022-07 · $86,118
Pissed Off! · Yoshitomo Nara · Phillips · 2021-03 · $6,622
Pissed Off (Nara E-2010-010) · Yoshitomo Nara · SBI Art Auction · 2020-10 · $305
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