Japanese contemporary artist Yoshitomo Nara, whose Knife Behind Back sold for US$24.9 million at auction in 2019, talks to Kate Whitehead about his journey and influences, and why he isn’t driven by money.
The first completed restoration among the "Hiroshima Panels" series of paintings that depict the horrors of the atomic bombs dropped on Japan at the end of World War II was unveiled to the media on Wednesday at a gallery dedicated to the powerful artworks.
A young researcher recently completed restoration work on one of "The Hiroshima Panels," a famous series of paintings by the late Nobel Peace Prize-nominated Iri and Toshi Maruki depicting the tragedy of war and the suffering caused by the use of nuclear weapons in World War II.
Research administrators and faculty from four Japanese universities visited UNC-Chapel Hill last month to learn how Carolina teaches and supports entrepreneurship and innovation.