Do you own any works by Yoshitomo Nara? Yoshitomo NARA：1984-2010 Catalogue raisonne project

To Whom It May Concern

December 27th 2011

re: Yoshitomo Nara: the Complete Works

Mr. Yoshitomo Nara, the author of our book project as above, recently indicated about the credibility of some of the artworks included in the volumes, in his official twitter site. Upon receiving this news, we requested the firm confirmation about this statement to the author himself, as well as to the persons/parties on this. We regret to announce that the author’s statement was true to the fact.


As indicated in the volume set, this collection is based on the information that were supplied by Mr. Yoshitomo Nara, his major galleries, collectors, and agents.

During the editorial process, the editorial team of the project under the name of Yoshitomo Nara Catalogue Raisonné Project, and our house editorial staffs had asked the author and the parties in charge of collecting and assembling the artworks, to look at all of them and to judge whether they are the truly his artworks or not. Still, these two works below are now discovered as the ones not created by the author:

Volume 2, page 163
 # D-2000-203 #D-2000-204

This correction statement is now shown in the below websites:

http://www.bijutsu.co.jp/bss

We sincerely apologize for any inconveniences caused by this error to our readers and the parties in charge for the project.


Bijutsu Shuppan Company Limited
Yoshitomo Nara Catalogue Raisonné Project (editorial team)

We are delighted to announce that Yoshitomo Nara's catalogue raisonne will be released in December - the Japanese edition by Bijutsu Shuppan-sha and English edition simultaneously by Chronicle Books.

Allow us to take this opportunity to express our deepest thanks to all those who contributed to the production of this book.

Titled Yoshitomo Nara: The Complete Works, the two 408-page volumes feature almost 5000 pieces of the artist's output over the span of his career to date along with new and insightful essays written by Nara himself, Banana Yoshimoto, Takashi Murakami, Hiroshi Sugito, and Midori Matsui, as well as detailed artwork and career-related data. This unique set forms the definitive reference on the astoundingly varied and personal oeuvre of one of the world's most important contemporary artists.

And as a special bonus, first edition purchases only will be mailed with a free tote bag featuring one of three different Yoshitomo Nara works. We urge you to purchase a copy online or from a nearby bookstore, and to make use of this extensive and authoritative resource.

The project team has set great value on this compilation, and intends to continue updating the archive. We welcome any feedback on the content or new information you may have to add.

We wish you the best for the remainder of the year, and thank you for your ongoing support.

Yoshitomo Nara Catalogue Raisonne Project
info@nara-book.com

Bijutsu Shuppan-sha: http://www.bijutsu.co.jp/bss
Chronicle Books: http://www.chroniclebooks.com/