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May 10, 2007
Art & Design. Takashi Murakami
Art & Design. Takashi Murakami: Blending fine art with pop culture is a science calculated by the greatest. It's one of our favorite art applications. It's the bold embrace of inclusion that opens the exclusive works to a broader audience. Warhol did it, and now many say Takashi is Japan's version of the late great artist.
As reported by the Times: "The unmistakable aroma of incense wafted through the Gagosian Gallery on Madison Avenue one afternoon last week. It wasn’t the only hint that business was not as usual. Instead of chicly dressed gallery assistants, demure Japanese ladies in colorful kimonos greeted visitors. In the central gallery stood the Japanese artist Takashi Murakami. In place of his usual garb — baggy cargo pants, T-shirt and sneakers — he was done up in a traditional hakama, his hair pulled back in a neat bun, with his signature round glasses and wispy goatee. 'Welcome to this very special tea ceremony,' he said."
Read more about Takashi Murakami [Here]
Posted by taj at May 10, 2007 07:51 AM