Takashi Murakami
The Octopus Eats Its Own Leg
By: Michael Darling (Editor), Madeleine Grynsztejn (Foreword by), Michael Dylan Foster (Contribution by), Chelsea Foxwell (Contribution by), Reuben Keehan (Contribution by)
Hardcover | 30 May 2017
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Takashi Murakami (b. 1962), one of contemporary art’s most widely recognized exponents, receives a long-awaited critical consideration in this important volume. Accompanying the first retrospective exhibition devoted solely to Murakami’s paintings, this book traces Murakami’s career from his earliest training to his current studio practice.
Where other books address the commercial aspects of Murakami’s work, this is the first serious survey of his work as a painter. Through essays and illustrations— many previously unpublished—it explores the artist’s relationship to the tradition of Japanese painting and his facility in straddling high and low, ancient and modern, Eastern and Western, commercial and high art. New texts address Murakami’s output in the context of postwar Japan, situating the artist in relation to folklore, traditional Japanese painting, the Tokyo art scene in the 1980s and 1990s, and the threat of nuclear annihilation. This richly illustrated volume also includes a detailed biography and exhibition history. Takashi Murakami is a true essential for collectors and fans alike.
About the Authors
Madeleine Grynsztejn is the Pritzker Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.
Industry Reviews
—ArtFixDaily.com
"Takashi Murakami: The Octopus Eats Its Own Leg accounts for the first serious survey of the famed Japanese artist’s work. Through various essays and illustrations, many of which were previously unpublished, the book traces Murakami‘s career from training, to his current studio practice."
—HighSnobiety.com
"Through essays and illustrations it explores the artist’s relationship to the tradition of Japanese painting and his facility in straddling high and low, ancient and modern, Eastern and Western, commercial and high art."
—Hamptons Art Hub
"A definitive survey of the paintings of Japanese contemporary artist Murakami, The Octopus Eats Its Own Leg explores his relationship to traditional Japanese painting and the many contrasts in his work—high and low, ancient and modern, Eastern and Western, commercial and high art."
—PureWow.com
". . . magnificent catalog . . ."
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram
ISBN: 9780847859115
ISBN-10: 0847859118
Published: 30th May 2017
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number of Pages: 288
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: Rizzoli International
Country of Publication: US
Dimensions (cm): 29.21 x 26.16 x 3.05
Weight (kg): 2.02
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