Artist: Takashi Murakami

Title: Kyoto, Kawaii Summer Vacation (Pure gold leaf hand-embossed background)

Year: 2024

Edition: 50

Size: Image Size 430x786mm Sheet Size: 530x886mm

Medium: Archival Pigment Print + Silkscreen + gold leaf (framed)

This is hand signed by Takashi Murakami.

Note: This will be shipped from Japan so the buyer is responsible for all import fees and taxes in their respective country.

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Takashi Murakami, who holds a PhD in Nihonga (traditional Japanese painting), merges cutting-edge techniques with the meticulous skill and refinement of classical Japanese art. Drawing inspiration from anime and character culture, he constructs a vibrant, surreal universe inhabited by both endearing and monstrous figures—playful modern avatars of ancient mythologies.

In 2001, Murakami introduced his Superflat aesthetic through a trilogy of exhibitions, the final of which, Little Boy, referenced the codename of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945. Superflat challenges the divide between high art and popular culture, reflecting on Japan’s postwar identity and the connections between avant-garde art, manga, anime, and their shared roots in nihonga. The style’s signature flatness and lack of perspective—hallmarks of traditional Japanese art—permeate all aspects of his work.

Since his first solo exhibition outside Japan at Perrotin in 1995, Murakami has risen to international prominence, with his art showcased in major solo exhibitions at leading museums and institutions around the globe.