The Japanese artist, who has worked with Blackpink, Drake and Pharrell Williams, appears in an exclusive Tatler cover shoot ahead of Art Basel, and opens up about his mainstream popularity, the perception of his work in Japan and more.
Takashi Murakami’s new Kyoto exhibition – his first large-scale solo show in Japan in eight years – features more than 170 of the contemporary artist’s works – though not all of them are finished.
Takashi Murakami Mononoke Kyoto, a large-scale solo exhibition of works by Takashi Murakami (b. 1962), opened on February 3 at Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art.
Takashi Murakami, Japanese artist recognized for his ability to adapt Japanese traditional art within the context of popular culture. His style emphasized two-dimensional forms and bold imagery, and it began the artistic movement Superflat, which celebrated the merging of the commercial and art worlds.