Exhibition view of "Takashi Murakami: The Octopus Eats its Own Leg", MCA Chicago,
June 6 – September 24, 2017Courtesy of Perrotin. © Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Exhibition view of "Takashi Murakami: The Octopus Eats its Own Leg", MCA Chicago,
June 6 – September 24, 2017Courtesy of Perrotin. © Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Exhibition view of "Takashi Murakami: The Octopus Eats its Own Leg", MCA Chicago,
June 6 – September 24, 2017Courtesy of Perrotin. © Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Exhibition view of "Takashi Murakami: The Octopus Eats its Own Leg", MCA Chicago,
June 6 – September 24, 2017
Work shown:
Takashi Murakami
Starchild, 1992
Fabric and mixed media
156 ¼ x 256 in. (397 x 650 cm)Courtesy of Perrotin. ©1992 Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Exhibition view of "Takashi Murakami: The Octopus Eats its Own Leg", MCA Chicago, June 6 – September 24, 2017
Work shown:
Time Bokan, 1993
Acrylic paint on wall, and fireworks residue
Dimensions variableCourtesy of Perrotin. ©1993 Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Exhibition view of "Takashi Murakami: The Octopus Eats its Own Leg", MCA Chicago,
June 6 – September 24, 2017Courtesy of Perrotin. © Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Exhibition view of "Takashi Murakami: The Octopus Eats its Own Leg", MCA Chicago, June 6 – September 24, 2017Courtesy of Perrotin. © Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
© MCA Chicago, Photo: Nathan KeayCourtesy of Perrotin. © Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Exhibition view of "Takashi Murakami: The Octopus Eats its Own Leg", MCA Chicago, June 6 – September 24, 2017Courtesy of Perrotin. © Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Exhibition view of "Takashi Murakami: The Octopus Eats its Own Leg", MCA Chicago, June 6 – September 24, 2017Courtesy of Perrotin. © Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Exhibition view of "Takashi Murakami: The Octopus Eats its Own Leg", MCA Chicago, June 6 – September 24, 2017Courtesy of Perrotin. © Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Exhibition view of "Takashi Murakami: The Octopus Eats its Own Leg", MCA Chicago, June 6 – September 24, 2017Courtesy of Perrotin. © Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Exhibition view of "Takashi Murakami: The Octopus Eats its Own Leg", MCA Chicago, June 6 – September 24, 2017Courtesy of Perrotin. © Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Exhibition view of "Takashi Murakami: The Octopus Eats its Own Leg", MCA Chicago, June 6 – September 24, 2017Courtesy of Perrotin. © Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Exhibition view of "Takashi Murakami: The Octopus Eats its Own Leg", MCA Chicago, June 6 – September 24, 2017Courtesy of the artist and Perrotin. © Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Exhibition view of "Takashi Murakami: The Octopus Eats its Own Leg", MCA Chicago, June 6 – September 24, 2017Courtesy of the artist and Perrotin. © Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Exhibition view of "Takashi Murakami: The Octopus Eats its Own Leg", MCA Chicago, June 6 – September 24, 2017
Work shown:
Takashi Murakami
The Octopus Eats its Own Leg (detail), 2017
Acrylic, gold leaf, and platinum leaf on canvas mounted on wood panel
Forty-five panels, overall: 256 x 1,378 in. (650 x 3,500 cm)Courtesy of the artist and Perrotin, ©2017 Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved
Courtesy of the artist and Perrotin. © Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Courtesy of the artist and Perrotin. © Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Courtesy of the artist and Perrotin. © Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.