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Takashi Murakami : the octopus eats its own leg / edited by Michael Darling.

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: Chicago, Illinois : Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago ; New York, New York : Skira Rizzoli Publications, Inc. ; Tokyo, Japan : Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd., 2017Copyright date: ©2017Description: 286 pages : chiefly illustrations (chiefly color) ; 30 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780847859115
  • 0847859118
Other title:
  • Octopus eats its own leg
Uniform titles:
  • Works. Selections
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • N7359.M87 A4 2017
Summary: The first major U.S. monograph in ten years on Murakami is the definitive survey of the paintings of one of today s most influential artists. 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 Through essays and illustrations - many previously unpublished - it explores the artist's relationship to the tradition of Japanese painting and his facility in straddling high and low, ancient and modern, Eastern and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.0Exhibition: Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, USA (03.06. - 24.09.2017) / Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada (02.02. - 05.06.2018) / High Museum, Atlanta, USA (10.06. - 02.09.2018).
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks N7359 .M87 A4 2017 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001406874

Includes index.

Published by Skira Rizzoli Publications Inc. in association with the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago and Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. and Kaikai Kiki New York, LLC.

"This book is published on the occasion of the exhibition "Takashi Murakami: The Octopus Eats Its Own Leg," presented in the Griffin Galleries of Contemporary Art Chicago. The exhibition is curated by Michael Darling, James W. Alsdorf Chief Curator"--Page 286.

"Takashi Murakami: The Octopus Eats Its Own Leg" : June 6-September 24, 2017, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Illinois, United States.

"Takashi Murakami: The Octopus Eats Its Own Leg" : January 27-April 29, 2018, Vancouver Art Museum, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

"Takashi Murakami: The Octopus Eats Its Own Leg" : June 17-September 2, 2018, Museum of Modern Art, Forth Worth, Texas, United States.

The first major U.S. monograph in ten years on Murakami is the definitive survey of the paintings of one of today s most influential artists. 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.0Exhibition: Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, USA (03.06. - 24.09.2017) / Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada (02.02. - 05.06.2018) / High Museum, Atlanta, USA (10.06. - 02.09.2018).

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