UESHIMA MUSEUM The 3rd Collection Exhibition “The Image Burns, Distorts, and Sublimates into Light” 2026.9.2 —

TAKASHI MURAKAMI

Bernini DOB: Carmine Pink and Black
  • Our Spot 1 Title: Our Spot 1
    Year: 2018
    Medium: Acrylic on canvas mounted to aluminum
    Dimensions: 100 x 100 cm (39 3/8 x 39 3/8 in.)
  • Yellow and Pink Title: Yellow and Pink
    Year: 2018
    Medium: acrylic on canvas, mounted on aluminum frame
    Dimensions: 141.6 x 120.3 cm (55 3/4 x 47 3/8 in.)
  • Bernini DOB: Carmine Pink and Black Title: Bernini DOB: Carmine Pink and Black
    Year: 2018
    Medium: Acrylic on canvas mounted on aluminum
    Dimensions: 141.6 × 120.3 cm (55 3/4 × 47 3/8 in.)
  • untitled Title: untitled
    Year: 2016
    Medium: assembled canvas on aluminum frame
    Dimensions: 86 x 58.5 cm (33 7/8 x 23 in.)
Born in Tokyo, Japan in 1962. Murakami was the first person to have received a Ph.D in Japanese Painting at Tokyo University of the Arts, one the highest academic institutions in Japan. He is a proponent of the theory of artistic movement “Superflat”, the most important contemporary art trend in Post-War Japan. He founded Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd., an art production studio which dedicates Murakami’s works, and has exhibited them around the world. Murakami is also a successful organizer of galleries and art fair GEISAI, and an enthusiastic art collector. He is not only an artist, but also undeniably one of the most successful and powerful people in the contemporary art industry in the world. In recent years, Murakami’s works can certainly be seen in major contemporary art museums and significant private collections both in Japan and abroad.