Takashi MURAKAMI

solo show

May 21, 2013 - July 6, 2013

hong kong

50 CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, 17TH FLOOR - HONG KONG

artist info

press release

"What in the World is Art Anyway?!" 2014 / Acrylic on canvas / 70 3/4 x 70 3/4 inches / 180 x 180 cm / Unique , "Me Contemplating Life Through Art" 2013 / Acrylic on canvas / 70 3/4 x 70 3/4 inches / 180 x 180 cm / Unique, "Naked Self-Portrait with POM (Gold)" 2013 / Bronze, gold leaf and pedestal in Corian / 21 3/4 inches x 6.5 feet x 54 3/4 inches / 55 x 196 x 139 cm / Unique
©2013 Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Courtesy Perrotin

"Naked Self-Portrait with POM (Gold)" 2013 / Bronze, gold leaf and pedestal in Corian / 21 3/4 inches x 6.5 feet x 54 3/4 inches / 55 x 196 x 139 cm / Unique
©2013 Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Courtesy Perrotin

"Naked Self-Portrait with POM (Gold)" 2013 / Bronze, gold leaf and pedestal in Corian / 21 3/4 inches x 6.5 feet x 54 3/4 inches / 55 x 196 x 139 cm / Unique (details)
©2013 Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Courtesy Perrotin

Left: "What in the World is Art Anyway?!" 2014 / Acrylic on canvas / Acrylique sur toile / 70 3/4 x 70 3/4 inches / 180 x 180 cm / Unique Right: "Me Contemplating Life Through Art" 2013 / Acrylic on canvas / Acrylique sur toile / 70 3/4 x 70 3/4 inches / 180 x 180 cm / Unique
©2013 Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Courtesy Perrotin

"What in the World is Art Anyway?!" 2014 / Acrylic on canvas / Acrylique sur toile / 70 3/4 x 70 3/4 inches / 180 x 180 cm / Unique
©2013 Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Courtesy Perrotin

"Me Contemplating Life Through Art" 2013 / Acrylic on canvas / Acrylique sur toile / 70 3/4 x 70 3/4 inches / 180 x 180 cm / Unique
©2013 Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Courtesy Perrotin

Right to Left: "What in the World is Art Anyway?!" 2014 / Acrylic on canvas / Acrylique sur toile / 70 3/4 x 70 3/4 inches / 180 x 180 cm / Unique
"Kaikai, Kiki and Me", 2013 / Acrylic on canvas / 100 x 100cm / 39 1/2 x 39 1/2 inches / Unique
"What in the World is Art Anyway?!" 2014 / Acrylic on canvas / Acrylique sur toile / 70 3/4 x 70 3/4 inches / 180 x 180 cm / Unique
©2013 Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Courtesy Perrotin

Left: "Me and the Mr. DOBs", 2013 / Acrylic on canvas / 100 x 100 cm / 39 1/4 x 39 1/4 inches /Unique
Right: "Kaikai, Kiki and Me" 2013 / Acrylic on canvas / 39 1/2 x 39 1/2 inches / 100 x 100 cm / Unique
©2013 Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Courtesy Perrotin

Left to right: "Me Contemplating Life Through Art" 2013 / Acrylic on canvas / Acrylique sur toile / 70 3/4 x 70 3/4 inches / 180 x 180 cm / Unique
"Panda Family and Me", 2013 / Acrylic on canvas / 100x100cm/391/2x391/2inches /Unique
"Naked Me Contemplates Death (Memento Mori)", 2013 / Acrylic on canvas 100x100cm/391/2x391/2inches /Unique
©2013 Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Courtesy Perrotin

Left to right: "Panda Family and Me", 2013 / Acrylic on canvas / 100x100cm/391/2x391/2inches / Unique
"Naked Me Contemplates Death (Memento Mori)", 2013 / Acrylic on canvas / 100x100cm/391/2x391/2inches / Unique
"Flowers and Death and Me and...," 2013 / Acrylic on canvas / 100 x 100cm / 39 1/2 x 39 1/2 inches / Unique
©2013 Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Courtesy Perrotin

Left to right: "Melting DOB: Complex Blue", 2013 / Acrylic on canvas / 150 x 150 cm / 59 x 59 inches /Unique
"Naked Self-Portrait with POM (Gold)", 2013 / Bronze, gold leaf and pedestal in Corian / 55 x 196 x 139 cm / 21 3/4 inches x 6.5 feet x 54 3/4 inches / Unique
"Melting DOB: Complex Pastel Colors", 2013 /Acrylic on canvas /150x150cm/59x59inches /Unique
©2013 Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Courtesy Perrotin

Left to right: "And Then x 727 (Vermillion: SHU)", 2013 / Acrylic on canvas mounted on board / 100x100cm/391/2x391/2inches / Unique
"And Then x 6 (White: The Superflat Method, Navy and Vermillon Ears)", 2013 / Acrylic on canvas / 100 x 100 cm / 39 1/2 x 39 1/2 inches / Unique
"And Then x 6 (White: The Superflat Method, Blue and Yellow Ears)", 2013 / Acrylic on canvas / 100 x 100 cm / 39 1/2 x 39 1/2 inches / Unique
"And Then x 6 (White: The Superflat Method, Pink and Blue Ears)", 2013 / Acrylic on canvas mounted on board / 100 x 100 cm / 39 1/2 x 39 1/2 inches / Unique
©2013 Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Courtesy Perrotin

Left to right: "And Then x 6 (White: The Superflat Method, Navy and Vermillon Ears)", 2013 / Acrylic on canvas / 100 x 100 cm / 39 1/2 x 39 1/2 inches / Unique
"And Then x 6 (White: The Superflat Method, Blue and Yellow Ears)", 2013 / Acrylic on canvas / 100 x 100 cm / 39 1/2 x 39 1/2 inches / Unique
"And Then x 6 (White: The Superflat Method, Pink and Blue Ears)", 2013 / Acrylic on canvas mounted on board / 100 x 100 cm / 39 1/2 x 39 1/2 inches / Unique
©2013 Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Courtesy Perrotin

Left to right: "And Then x 6 (White: The Superflat Method, Navy and Vermillon Ears)", 2013 / Acrylic on canvas / 100 x 100 cm / 39 1/2 x 39 1/2 inches / Unique
"And Then x 6 (White: The Superflat Method, Blue and Yellow Ears)", 2013 / Acrylic on canvas / 100 x 100 cm / 39 1/2 x 39 1/2 inches / Unique
"And Then x 6 (White: The Superflat Method, Pink and Blue Ears)", 2013 / Acrylic on canvas mounted on board / 100 x 100 cm / 39 1/2 x 39 1/2 inches / Unique
"And Then x 6 (Lapis Lazuli: The Superflat Method)", 2013 / Acrylic on canvas mounted on board / 100 x 100 cm / 39 1/2 x 39 1/2 inches / Unique
©2013 Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Courtesy Perrotin

Left to right: "And Then x 6 (White: The Superflat Method, Pink and Blue Ears)", 2013 / Acrylic on canvas mounted on board / 100 x 100 cm / 39 1/2 x 39 1/2 inches / Unique
"And Then x 6 (Lapis Lazuli: The Superflat Method)", 2013 / Acrylic on canvas mounted on board / 100 x 100 cm / 39 1/2 x 39 1/2 inches / Unique
"And Then x 727 (Vermillion: SHU)", 2013 / Acrylic on canvas mounted on board / 100x100cm/391/2x391/2inches / Unique
©2013 Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Courtesy Perrotin