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Japanese pop artist Yoshimoto Nara arrested for graffiti in N.Y.+
NEW YORK, March 9 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Yoshitomo Nara, a contemporary Japanese pop artist known for sculptures and paintings of doe-eyed figures, was arrested in late February for tagging graffiti in the Union Square subway station, a New York Police Department official said Monday.
The artist was arrested at 3:10 a.m. on Feb. 27 and was charged with criminal mischief, possession of graffiti instruments, making graffiti and resisting arrest, detective Martin Speechley told Kyodo News in a phone interview.
An official at an art gallery in New York where his exhibits are currently on display said Nara has already been released.
