ITEM NO: 10062 SIZE: 9.5 in h x 8 in w x 8 in d / 24cm h x 19cm w 18cm d MATERIAL: Injection molded and Rotomolded plastic EDITION: open US$145.00 Quantity Shipping in August! The charming PupCupâ„¢ whirls, twirls and spins about to the delight of all it passes. Combining the iconic images of Yoshitomo Nara's Lonesome Puppy (Dog From Your Childhood) and The Cup Kids, the PupCupâ„¢ head and body rotate in opposites directions creating a remarkable kinetic object. Requires two AA batteries. Yoshitomo Nara was born in Aomori, Japan in 1959. Nara is a part of a generation of young Japanese artists whose works are informed by Japanese popular culture, primarily manga (comics) and television animation. Recently his work has been included in the following group exhibitions: 'Contemporary Drawings: Eight Propositions,' MoMA QNS, Queens, New York, Superflat at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles,Art/Domestic: Temperature of the Time at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, 1999,and The Manga Age at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, 1998. Nara has had one-person exhibitions at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, The Santa Monica Museum, and the Yokohama Museum of Art.

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