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(NARA, YOSHITOMO). Nara, Yoshitomo & Marilu Knode. Milwaukee, WI: Institute of Visual Arts, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. First Edition. 8vo. Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. One 19 ½ x 25" sheet printed offset recto and verso, 9 color and 10 b&w illustrations, machine-folded in twelfths to make 7 x 7", as issued. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the poster cum exhibition catalogue produced in conjunction with Yoshitomo Nara's 1998 one person exhibition at the Institute of Visual Arts at The University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. Configured essentially as a two-sided poster, in addition to depicting his usual cute dogs and malevolent kids, it includes texts by Nara and curator Marilu Knode along with a 1.44 MB Imation 3M Formatted High Density 3.5 Diskette - remember those? - documenting the exhibition. A brand new, most handsome example of this uncommon document additionally BOLDLY SIGNED AND DATED "Y. Nara 2000" WITH A DRAWING of one of his bunny-eared little girls in black marker on the front cover made by the artist at our shop. Inventory Number: 026194