Yoshitomo Nara - Deep Deep Puddle - 2000

Deep Deep Puddle (Fukai Fukai Mizutamari) is an extremely rare early artist monograph by world-renowned Japanese contemporary artist Yoshitomo Nara.

Published in 1997, this landmark book was personally curated by Nara himself and presents over 100 works including paintings and sculptures, all reproduced in full color.

Neither fairy tale nor fantasy, this book creates a powerful visual world that merges art, literature and music into one.

Published as his first major painting-focused book, it marked Nara’s emergence as an international voice in contemporary art and quickly became sought after by collectors in Asia, America and Europe.
Today, this early monograph is difficult to find, even in Japan.

Details
Publisher: KADOKAWA Shoten
Year: 1997 (10th printing, 2000)
Pages: 161
Language: Japanese & English
Size: 210 × 150 × 18 mm
Softcover, full color

Condition
The dust jacket shows wear, tanning and a small tear.
The book itself (without jacket) is in good condition.
There is a slight crease on a few pages – please see photos.

“It feels as if I am walking alone on a single thin line.
I am a boy riding on a ship called myself.
Above me, below me, everything around is pitch dark,
and I move forward slowly through it.
Floating as I go.
I don’t know if my hand will ever reach anything,
but still, I keep moving forward.”
— from the book


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