Yoshitomo Nara
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Yoshitomo Nara is a contemporary Japanese artist best known for his deceptively cute yet subtly menacing depictions of children and animals that critique innocence, rebellion, and pop culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yoshitomo Nara canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8075747 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yoshitomo Nara Context triple: [Superflat, associatedWith, Yoshitomo Nara]
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A.
Takashi Murakami
Takashi Murakami is a contemporary Japanese artist known for blending traditional Japanese art with pop culture and commercial aesthetics, often associated with the "Superflat" movement.
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B.
Nobuyoshi Mutō
Nobuyoshi Mutō was an Imperial Japanese Army general who played a leading command role in Japan’s early 1930s military campaigns in China.
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C.
Tomie Ohtake
Tomie Ohtake was a prominent Japanese-Brazilian abstract artist renowned for her vibrant paintings, prints, and large-scale public sculptures that helped shape contemporary art in Brazil.
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D.
Kawabe Masakazu
Kawabe Masakazu was a Japanese general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II, known for leading major operations in the Burma campaign against Allied forces.
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E.
Munetaka Murakami
Munetaka Murakami is a Japanese professional baseball slugger known for his prodigious power hitting and record-setting home run totals in Nippon Professional Baseball.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yoshitomo Nara Target entity description: Yoshitomo Nara is a contemporary Japanese artist best known for his deceptively cute yet subtly menacing depictions of children and animals that critique innocence, rebellion, and pop culture.
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A.
Takashi Murakami
Takashi Murakami is a contemporary Japanese artist known for blending traditional Japanese art with pop culture and commercial aesthetics, often associated with the "Superflat" movement.
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B.
Nobuyoshi Mutō
Nobuyoshi Mutō was an Imperial Japanese Army general who played a leading command role in Japan’s early 1930s military campaigns in China.
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C.
Tomie Ohtake
Tomie Ohtake was a prominent Japanese-Brazilian abstract artist renowned for her vibrant paintings, prints, and large-scale public sculptures that helped shape contemporary art in Brazil.
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D.
Kawabe Masakazu
Kawabe Masakazu was a Japanese general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II, known for leading major operations in the Burma campaign against Allied forces.
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E.
Munetaka Murakami
Munetaka Murakami is a Japanese professional baseball slugger known for his prodigious power hitting and record-setting home run totals in Nippon Professional Baseball.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese artist
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contemporary artist ⓘ human ⓘ painter ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
deceptively cute imagery
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subtly menacing expressions ⓘ |
| artisticTheme |
animals
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children ⓘ innocence ⓘ pop culture ⓘ rebellion ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1959-12-05 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music
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Kunstakademie Düsseldorf ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
contemporary art
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drawing ⓘ painting ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| hasExhibitedAt |
Asia Society Museum, New York
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linked to:
Asia Society Museum
Los Angeles County Museum of Art ⓘ Mori Art Museum, Tokyo ⓘ
linked to:
Mori Art Museum
Museum of Modern Art, New York ⓘ
linked to:
Museum of Modern Art
Yokohama Museum of Art ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Japanese pop culture
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anime ⓘ manga ⓘ punk rock ⓘ |
| movement |
Japanese contemporary art
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Pop art ⓘ Superflat ⓘ |
| name | Yoshitomo Nara ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| nativeName | 奈良美智 ⓘ |
| notableSeries |
depictions of big-headed children
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portraits of solitary girls ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Fountain of Life
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Knife Behind Back ⓘ Light My Fire ⓘ Sleepless Night (Sitting) ⓘ |
| residence |
Tokyo, Japan
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linked to:
Tokyo
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| studiedIn | Germany ⓘ |
| workMedium |
acrylic on canvas
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ceramic sculpture ⓘ wood sculpture ⓘ works on paper ⓘ |
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Subject: Yoshitomo Nara Description of subject: Yoshitomo Nara is a contemporary Japanese artist best known for his deceptively cute yet subtly menacing depictions of children and animals that critique innocence, rebellion, and pop culture.
Referenced by (5)
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