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Takashi Murakami

1962
Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan

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Takashi Murakami is a Japanese contemporary artist. He works in fine arts media (such as painting and sculpture) as well as commercial media (such as fashion, merchandise, and animation) and is known for blurring the line between high and low arts. He coined the term "superflat", which describes both the aesthetic characteristics of the Japanese artistic tradition and the nature of post-war Japanese culture and society, and is also used for Murakami's artistic style and other Japanese artists he has influenced.

Murakami is the founder and President of Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd., through which he manages several younger artists. He was the founder and organizer of the biannual art fair Geisai. In 1996, he created the Hiropon Factory in Japan, which later developed into Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd., a large art-making and artist management corporation. Murakami is also a curator and a critical observer of Japanese art.

In 2000, he founded the "superflat" movement, a post-modern style drawing inspiration from Japanese manga (comics created in Japan), graphic design, and traditional Japanese prints and screen paintings. Throughout his career, Murakami has increasingly blurred the boundaries between fine art and popular culture by branding his artwork and turning it into merchandise, particularly with the celebrated character Mr. Dob. His embrace of the commercial side of art reached a high point in 2003, when the artist began collaborating with Marc Jacobs in the redesign of the Louis Vuitton logo and handbags. Murakami currently lives and works in Tokyo and New York.

SOLO SHOWS

2019
Takashi Murakami Prints 2006 - Present, Kumi Contemporary / Verso Contemporary
Takashi Murakami - Retro Retrospective, Martin Lawrence Galleries, Dallas
Takashi Murakami - Flower Power, Martin Lawrence Galleries, Costa Mesa
Takashi Murakami: Gyatei², Gagosian, Beverly Hills
2018
Hong Kong Art Week 2018, Gagosian, Central, Hong Kong
Flower ball &more by Takashi Murakami, Dope! Gallery
Takashi Murakami: Change the Rule!, Gagosian, Central, Hong Kong
Takashi Murakami, Martin Lawrence Galleries, Dallas
MURAKAMI, Martin Lawrence Galleries, San Francisco
Takashi Murakami - Flower Power, Martin Lawrence Galleries, New York
Takashi Murakami: Prints, Gagosian
The moon over the ruined castle, Galleri Fineart, Oslo
2017
Takashi Murakami Exhibition in London Regents Street, Kumi Contemporary / Verso Contemporary, London, W1S 2QG
Takashi Murakami: The Octopus Eats Its Own Leg, MCA Chicago, Chicago
Takashi Murakami, Shapero Modern, London
2014
Takashi Murakami: In the Land of the Dead, Stepping on the Tail of a Rainbow, Gagosian, New York
2013
Repetition, Variation And Evolution in Contemporary Prints: 'And Again' Exhibition, Sims Reed Gallery, London
2012
Takashi Murakami: Flowers & Skulls, Gagosian, Central, Hong Kong
2011
Takashi Murakami, Gagosian, London
2010
Takashi Murakami, Gagosian, Rome

 

GROUP SHOWS

2019
Flower Power: Works depicting Flowers and Flora, Alpha 137 Gallery
Holiday Art Auctions, RoGallery, Long Island City
Contemporary Asian Editions, Artsnap
Ten by Ten, CFHILL, Stockholm
Prints & Exhibition Ephemera Auction IX, Alpha 137 Gallery
Artists Skates, Plates & Design Objects, Alpha 137 Gallery
Black and White Prints and Works on Paper, Alpha 137 Gallery
Trick or Treat? Hang-Up's Halloween Picks, Hang-Up Gallery
Collecting by Color: Pink, Alpha 137 Gallery
Animals in Art, Alpha 137 Gallery
Smile like you mean it, Artsnap
Street Art & Urban Art, Alpha 137 Gallery
Alpha 137/Artsy Prints & Exhibition Ephemera VIII, Alpha 137 Gallery
Autumn Show|Der-horng Art Gallery, Der-Horng Art Gallery, Tainan
The Art Plug's August Picks, Marcel Katz Art
Here's looking at you: modern and contemporary portraiture to fall in love with, Artsnap
Asian Art under £2,500, Artsnap
Rare and Collectible Artist Books, Alpha 137 Gallery
The Art Plug's 40 Under 1000, Marcel Katz Art
Editions and Multiples, Lougher Contemporary
The Art Plug's 25 Under 25, Marcel Katz Art
Sculpture, Hang-Up Gallery
Contemporary Editions, Lougher Contemporary
Bring colour to your life - Jonas Wood, Julian Opie, David Shrigley and Tracey Emin, Artsnap
The Art Plug's April Picks, Marcel Katz Art
Spring Auction 2019: New Orleans, Martin Lawrence Galleries, New Orleans
Spring Auction 2019: Chicago, Martin Lawrence Galleries, Schaumburg
The Rise of Urban Art, Curator Style, Kennedy Town
Koons, Emin, Sugimoto, Doig and more - new in on ArtSnap, Artsnap
5ART: Street Art & Contemporary Editions, 5ART GALLERY, Los Angeles
Spring Contemporary, Maddox Gallery, London
Private Show #1, Art Window, Seoul
Masters of Pop Art, Martin Lawrence Galleries, Costa Mesa
Pop Your Walls with #ArtByEternity, Eternity Gallery, Paris
MASTERS OF POP ART, Martin Lawrence Galleries, Costa Mesa
Private Collection, Marciano Art Foundation, Los Angeles
MASTERS OF POP ART, Martin Lawrence Galleries, San Francisco
Winter Contemporary, Maddox Gallery, London
2018
Now available on Artsy, November 2018, Gagosian
MSP Modern: Murakami & KAWS, MSP Modern, Minneapolis
Language of Flowers《花語花博》, Asia University Museum of Modern Art, Taichung
POP, Martin Lawrence Galleries, La Jolla
Autumn Contemporary - Gstaad, Switzerland, Maddox Gallery, Gstaad
FALL AUCTION, Martin Lawrence Galleries
Op and Abstract, Peter Harrington Gallery, London
HAVE FUN TOGETHER, Gin Huang Gallery, Taichung City
Democracy Anew?, PinchukArtCentre, Kyiv
TEFAF TWENTY, Gagosian
Mother's Day!, New Gallery of Modern Art, Charlotte
The Art Plug's St. Patrick's Day Picks, Marcel Katz Art
Say It With Art!, New Gallery of Modern Art, Charlotte
The Art Plug’s Valentines Day Picks, Marcel Katz Art
Hang-Up Gallery Collections 2018, Hang-Up Gallery, London
Best of Art Collection Nakano, Art Collection Nakano, Nagoya
2017
Perrotin Bookstore NYC, Perrotin, New York
Continuum North Tower Art Basel | 2017, RUDOLF BUDJA GALLERY, Miami Beach
Best of 2017, Galerie Ostendorff, Münster
December Gallery Selections, New Gallery of Modern Art, Charlotte
Shock of the Now, Hieronymus, Kent
Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Marcel Katz Art
SUMMER FLOWERS/2017 EXHIBITION, michael lisi / contemporary art, New York
Pop Goes Charlotte!, New Gallery of Modern Art, Charlotte
2016
FALL OFFERING, michael lisi / contemporary art, New York
2015
THE FIFTH AVENUE ZOO, Nohra Haime Gallery, New York
Group Show: Múltiplos, TNT Arte, Rio de Janeiro
A Short History of the Art Book Bag, curated by Ingrid Chu, Google Arts & Culture, Online Exclusive
2014
Group Exhibition of the Patron Artists of the Future Generation Art Prize: Andreas Gursky, Damien Hirst, Jeff Koons and Takashi Murakami, PinchukArtCentre, Kyiv
Little Art Lovers . Art and Design for Children, stilwerk, Hamburg
Sims Reed Gallery at The London Art Fair 2014, Sims Reed Gallery, London
2010
Gagosian Pop-Up!, Gagosian, London

 

FAIR BOOTHS

2020
Galerie Raphael at Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary 2020, Galerie Raphael
2019
Gallery Art at Red Dot Miami 2019, Gallery Art
Rosenfeld Gallery LLC at Art Miami 2019, Rosenfeld Gallery LLC
Galerie Raphael at Art Miami 2019, Galerie Raphael
Galerie Raphael at Art Toronto 2019, Galerie Raphael
Art Works Paris Seoul Gallery at KIAF 2019, Art Works Paris Seoul Gallery
Rosenfeld Gallery LLC at Art New York 2019, Rosenfeld Gallery LLC
Shapero Modern at London Original Print Fair 2019, Shapero Modern
Peter Harrington Gallery at London Original Print Fair 2019, Peter Harrington Gallery
Maddox Gallery at Art Central 2019, Maddox Gallery
Alpha 137 Gallery at Art on Paper New York 2019, Alpha 137 Gallery
2018
Maddox Gallery at Art Miami 2018, Maddox Gallery
Rosenfeld Gallery LLC at Art Miami 2018, Rosenfeld Gallery LLC
Gagosian at West Bund Art & Design 2018, Gagosian
Rosenfeld Gallery LLC at Art New York 2018, Rosenfeld Gallery LLC
Gagosian at Art Basel in Hong Kong 2018, Gagosian
Gagosian at ZⓈONAMACO 2018, Gagosian
Marcel Katz at Art Palm Beach 2018, Marcel Katz Art
2017
RUDOLF BUDJA GALLERY at Art Miami 2017, RUDOLF BUDJA GALLERY
Gagosian at ART021 Shanghai Contemporary Art Fair 2017, Gagosian
RUDOLF BUDJA GALLERY at Art New York 2017, RUDOLF BUDJA GALLERY
2016
Galerie Perrotin at Art Basel in Miami Beach 2016, Perrotin
Chowaiki & Co. at Art Miami 2016, Chowaiki & Co.
Zemack Contemporary Art at Art Miami 2016, Zemack Contemporary Art
Gagosian Gallery at ART021 Shanghai Contemporary Art Fair 2016, Gagosian
Mixer at Contemporary Istanbul 2016, Mixer
Galerie Perrotin at Frieze London 2016, Perrotin
Galerie Perrotin at EXPO CHICAGO 2016, Perrotin
Galerie Perrotin at Dallas Art Fair 2016, Perrotin
2015
Nohra Haime Gallery at ARTBO 2015, Nohra Haime Gallery
2014
Vertu Fine Art at Red Dot Art Fair Miami 2014, Vertu Fine Art
Mary Ryan Gallery, Inc at IFPDA Print Fair 2014, Mary Ryan Gallery, Inc
Nohra Haime Gallery at artBO 2014, Nohra Haime Gallery
2013
Sims Reed Gallery at Art Miami 2013, Sims Reed Gallery