The Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara draws large-headed children against monochrome backgrounds—haunting symbols of universality that are cute yet disturbing. Nara takes inspiration from many sources: literature, modern art, Japanese art, memories of childhood, and his 12 years in Germany. He believes emotion lives in the eyes, which he paints disproportionately large, wide-set, and unsettling. This exhibition in Bilbao spans Nara’s career, starting from his early works in the 1980s. An important show. —Elena Clavarino