Takashi Murakami is remembered for work the next generation could not ignore.
The record lists Takashi Murakami as Japanese contemporary artist, film director (born 1962).
Takashi Murakami was born at Itabashi in 1962. His recorded nationality is Japan. He trained at Tokyo University of the Arts and Hongō Junior and Senior High School.
Contemporary practice spans painting, photography, installation and digital media, with biennials and galleries setting reputations.
He worked as sculptor, painter and film director.
His recorded movement is superflat and popart - the videos.
Among his best-known works are My Lonesome CowBoy, Super Nova and Hiropon. A painting outlives the argument about it, which is the only durable form of an artistic reputation.
That the work was made in Japan shaped it: artistic traditions, academies and the galleries that decide what is seen have never been evenly distributed.
Takashi Murakami is still working, and the shape of the body of work is not yet settled.
Achievements
- Notable work: My Lonesome CowBoy
- Notable work: Super Nova
- Notable work: Hiropon
- Movement: Superflat and PopArt - The Videos
