TAKASHI MURAKAMI
Dubbed the "Andy Warhol of Japan" and founder of the SUPERFLAT postmodern art movement, Takashi Murakami’s work reveals the paradoxes inherent in our flat world as well as the inherent delights and perils including the infatuation with consumerism, stardom and virtual worlds has the potential to undermine one’s sense of reality and connection with human beings.
One of the most internationally acclaimed artists to emerge from Asia in the postwar era, Takashi Murakami effortlessly navigates between the worlds of fine art and popular culture. His work disempowers hierarchies by rejecting
what society dictates as high or low in art and design.
The Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles recently held a retrospective of Murakami's work--click here
SUPERFLAT
"Superflat" is used by Murakami to refer to various flattened forms
in Japanese graphic art, animation, pop culture and fine arts,
as well as the "shallow emptiness of Japanese consumer culture."
SCULPTURE
Mr. Pointy
The enchanting 23-foot-tall space-alien, 18-armed Buddha
on a lotus throne surrounded by four guardians
on a lotus throne surrounded by four guardians
Outside of the Brooklyn Museum of Art
Workers assemble Mr. Pointy, a large-scale sculpture
by Takashi Murakami at the Brooklyn Museum of Art.
by Takashi Murakami at the Brooklyn Museum of Art.
Read the New York Times article by Roberta Smith (Brooklyn Art Museum Exhibit)
COLLABORATIONS
Kanye West
Louis Vuitton
Louis Vuitton x Takashi Murakami
"Multi-color Spring Palette" in OmotesandÅ store, Tokyo (below)
Louis Vuitton x Takashi Murakami
Murakami does Louis Vuitton NYC
(below)
"First Love"
by Takashi Murakami for Louis Vuitton
Kz livetune’s Last Night, Good Night
Theme song for Takashi Murakami’s Jellyfish Eyes (Mememe no kurage).
EGO, 2012
See more work from this exhibition
Takashi Murakami is represented by: Gagosian Gallery
