NAONORI YAGO

Born in Shizuoka in 1986. Graduated from Musashino Art University, Department of Visual Communication Design in 2008, after which he joined Hakuhodo in 2009. Affiliated with SIX since 2014. Major awards include Tokyo ADC, JAGDA New Designer Award, D&AD, NY ADC and ONE SHOW.

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“The New Animal Caricatures”, the exhibition

Jun 2023

The exhibition was held at Graf porch in Osaka, a gallery owned by the furniture brand Graf.
Among other works, Yago exhibited washi prints and works layering original drawings and prints. The exhibition questioned what “original” and “copy” means, while attempting to explore the fine line between art and design.