Murakami at Brooklyn Museum

The Murakami exhibit, recently displayed at the MOCA in Downtown LA, will be opening at the Brooklyn Museum this April (link to press release here)




Takashi Murakami, best known for founding Superflat style of contemporary art, masterfully deconstructs the Japanese notion of cute while raising questions about sexuality and the lack of masculinity in Japanese society today.

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Murakami at the MOCA

I got a chance to visit the Takashi Murakami exhibit this past weekend at the MOCA in Downtown LA. Murakami has garnered notoriety by colorfully melding the cutesy style of Japanese anime and manga to chic sensibilities of high fashion and art. Partnering with Louis Vuitton to create the famous Superflat monogram and the Louis Vuitton Don, Kanye West for the artwork for Graduation recently.

The draw of Murakami's work was wonderfully reflected in the diverse crowd that he draws - I saw everything from Kid Robot/BAPE rocking Kanye-fied LA hipsters and brooding artists to soccer moms with their kids and Japanese tour groups.

Kanye West's video for Good Morning (off of Graduation)



Murakami's Superflat Monogram Cartoon for Louis Vuitton



The exhibit will be at the MOCA from October 29, 2007 - February 11, 2008

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