Takashi Murakami on USTREAM
Superflat pioneer Takashi Murakami has recently opened himself up to the world with an ongoing live showcase courtesy of USTREAM. Each video is recorded live and gives a candid look into Murakami’s artistic process.
Takashi Murakami Exhibition @ The Palace of Versailles
The Palace of Versailles has invited leading Japanese artist Takashi Murakami for a two-month retrospective later this year. The exhibition, running from September 12th to December 12th, will be Murakami’s first major retrospective in Franc...
Kaikai Kiki 2009 Holiday Prints
Following a busy latter half of 2009, Takashi Murakami and his art brand Kaikai Kiki release a new series of prints. A seminal influence in the realm of “super flat” art, three different prints each take on different angles in aesthet...
MOCA 30th Anniversary Event / Damien Hirst-Painted Piano
The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Los Angeles held its 30th Anniversary event over the weekend. Amongst the star-studded attendees were Pharrell Williams and Japanese superflat master Takashi Murakami. The event showcased the museum’...
Pop Life – Art in the Material World Exhibition
The Tate Modern gallery played host to an eclectic powerhouse group of pop artists in its Pop Life – Art in the Material World exhibition. The show’s premise is inspired by Andy Warhol’s “Good business is the best art̶...
Takashi Murakami “Self-Portraits” Exhibition – Event Recap
With the “Self-Portraits” Exhibition set to open on September 15th, we offer an exclusive closer look into the show by iconic Japanese artist Takashi Murakami at Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin in Paris. Amongst the highlights of the show,...
Takashi Murakami for Louis Vuitton Rugs: Behind the Scenes
Takashi Murakami’s Kaikai Kiki offers a behind-the-scenes look into the production of their collaborative rugs for famed fashion house, Louis Vuitton. Produced in one of India’s more distinguished factories, the hand woven rugs come i...
Clark #38 by Takashi Murakami First Look
For the first time in the history of the worldwide press, the talented Takashi Murakami collaborates with a magazine by appending it an exclusive self-portrait representative of his alter ego Mr Dob. The collaboration will be livened up with a 14...
Takashi Murakami “Self-Portraits” Exhibition Preview
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Courtesy Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin
Iconic Japanese artist Takashi Murakami previews a new piece from his upcoming exhibition, entitled “Self-Portraits”, at th...
Medicom Toy x Takashi Murakami “Inochi” Figure
Medicom Toys and the ever popular Japanese Pop-artist Takashi Murakami have collaborated to produce a vinyl figure of “Inochi” (which is based on a 2002 movie of the same name by Shinohara Tetsuo). The figure arrives with 5 different skin coloura...
Takashi Murakami x Louis Vuitton Putipanda
As one of Japan’s biggest artists within the last few years, Takashi Murakami’s Superflat aesthetic has become a house-hold style in the contemporary art world. Seeing his work extend over multiple mediums thanks to extensive team-ups...
Kanye West x Takashi Murakami Gold Bear Sculpture
Having seen some of the most popular artists, heavily involved in the streetwear scene, exhibit at the Emmanuel Perrotin, makes you wonder what the famed collector might have in-store. Aside from the current showcase, at the gallery’s Paris...
THE NEW ORDER Magazine Issue 02
SLAMXHYPE offer us a preview of their sophomore issue of their fledgling print magazine, The New Order. Coming on the heels of Issue 01, Issue 02 revolves around the theme of Pop Culture and who better to have contribute than KAWS and Murakami wh...
