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Takashi Murakami
Japanese, b. 1962
65k Followers
Bio
One of the most acclaimed artists to emerge from post-war Asia, Takashi Murakami is known for his signature “Superflat” aesthetic: a colorful, two-dimensional style that straddles the division between fine art and pop culture as it unites elements …
Blue-chip representation
Represented by internationally reputable galleries.
High auction record
US$15.2m, Sotheby's, 2008
- Flower Ball: Open your hands wide, 2016Contact for Price
- Flower, 2001US$5,850
- Flower Ball: Bright Red 30/300, 2017US$3,850
- Korin: Azure River, 2015US$3,100–US$3,700
- Kansei, Abstraction, 2010US$3,450
- Flowers are sparkle!, 2021US$5,850
- Mr. DOB (set of two), 2016US$9,500
- If I Could Reach That Field Of Flowers, I Would Die Happy, 2010Sold
- My next smiley, 2020US$1,850
- Untitled, from Flowers Seasons, 2019Bidding closed
Career highlights
Solo show at a major institution
MoMA PS1, and 8 more
Group show at a major institution
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), and 10 more
Collected by a major institution
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), and 1 more
Reviewed by a major art publication
Artforum, and 4 more
Included in a major biennial
Venice Biennale International Exhibition, and 3 more
See all past shows and fair booths
Related categories
Kawaii
Tokyo Artists
Large-Scale Sculpture
Japan
Comic/Cartoon
Contemporary Pop
Contemporary Graphic Realism
Popular Culture
Contemporary Asian Art
Delegated Art
Asian Art
Consumerism
Installation
Contemporary Figurative Painting
Globalization
The Art Market
Outdoor Art
Psychedelic
Sculpture
Cultural Commentary
Painting
Mortality
Engagement with Mass Media
The Fantastic
Fashion Design and Wearable Art
Contemporary Art
Advertising and Brands
Flora
Work on Paper
Related to Fashion
Hard-Edged
Animation
Erotic
Drawing
- Takashi MurakamiAnd Then - Ichimatsu, 2006Contact for Price
- Takashi MurakamiChampignon, 2006Contact for Price
- Takashi MurakamiAn Homage to IKB 1957 D, 2012Contact for Price
- Takashi MurakamiAnd Then x6 (White: The Superflat Method, Pink and Blue Ears), 2013Contact for Price
- Takashi MurakamiJellyfish Eyes - Black 1, 2004Contact for Price
- Takashi MurakamiJellyfish Eyes, 2011Contact for Price
- Takashi MurakamiSuch Cute Flowers, 2010Contact for Price
- Takashi MurakamiManu Came from the Sky, 2003Contact for Price
- Takashi MurakamiLime-Time, 2006Contact for Price
- Takashi MurakamiSun, Moon, Flower, 2001Bidding closed
- Takashi MurakamiAnd Then (A Deep Ocean Of Ultramarine), 2013Bidding closed
- Takashi MurakamiAnd Then... (Red), 2016Contact for Price
- Takashi MurakamiAnd Then... (Blue), 2013Contact for Price
- Takashi MurakamiAnd Then… (Aqua Blue), 1999Contact for Price
- Takashi MurakamiOpen Your Hands Wide (Versailles), 2010Contact for Price
- Takashi MurakamiMe and Mr. DOB, 2010Contact for Price
- Takashi MurakamiAn Homage to Monopink, 1960 D, 2012US$2,400
- Takashi MurakamiAn Homage to IKB, D, 2012Contact for Price
- Takashi MurakamiAn Homage to Monogold, 1960 D, 2012Contact for Price
- Takashi MurakamiDumpling Flower, 2013Contact for Price