“There was no museums where I grew up, so my exposure to art came from album covers.”

Punk rock music largely contributed to the work Nara created in the early years of his career. Nara additionally places an emphasis on folk music and their corresponding album artworks as influences on his work as well.

Click on the album covers to listen to the music that inspired Yoshitomo Nara’s work.

Come back and click on me to continue.