Takashi Murakami : The Octopus Eats Its Own Leg Hardback
Edited by Michael Darling
Hardback
Description
Takashi Murakami (b. 1962), one of contemporary art s most widely recognized exponents, receives a long-awaited critical consideration in this important volume.
Accompanying the first retrospective exhibition devoted solely to Murakami s paintings, this book traces Murakami s career from his earliest training to his current studio practice. Where other books address the commercial aspects of Murakami s work, this is the first serious survey of his work as a painter.
Through essays and illustrations many previously unpublished it explores the artist s relationship to the tradition of Japanese painting and his facility in straddling high and low, ancient and modern, Eastern and Western, commercial and high art.
New texts address Murakami s output in the context of postwar Japan, situating the artist in relation to folklore, traditional Japanese painting, the Tokyo art scene in the 1980s and 1990s, and the threat of nuclear annihilation.
This richly illustrated volume also includes a detailed biography and exhibition history.
Takashi Murakami is a true essential for collectors and fans alike.
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:288 pages, 200 COLOR AND B/W PHOTOGRAPHS
- Publisher:Rizzoli International Publications
- Publication Date:30/05/2017
- Category:
- ISBN:9780847859115
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:288 pages, 200 COLOR AND B/W PHOTOGRAPHS
- Publisher:Rizzoli International Publications
- Publication Date:30/05/2017
- Category:
- ISBN:9780847859115