Hands Clasped 2015
Acrylic and platinum leaf on canvas mounted on aluminum frame 180 × 240 cm
©2015 Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
"Takashi Murakami: The 500 Arhats" (opening on Saturday, October 31 2015) features Murakami's large-scale sculptures such as The Birth Cry of a Universe, still in production after nearly 10 years, and Flame of Desire - Gold (2013); new paintings created especially for this exhibition from his signature series including "727" and "Tan Tan Bo"; as well as "Ensō" (circle) paintings and silver and gold "Karajishi" Chinese lion paintings, all of which will be shown for the first time in Japan. The exhibition presents the irresistable artistic world by Murakami, an extraordinary contemporary artist who keeps captivating the global art scene against the backdrop of Japanese culture.
The Birth Cry of a Universe 2005-
Gold leaf on FRP, iron 451.3 × 268 × 302.8 cm
Courtesy: Gagosian Gallery, New York
©2005-2015 Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Flame of Desire - Gold 2013
Gold leaf on carbon fiber 498.4 × 188.6 × 183.1 cm
Courtesy: Blum & Poe, Los Angeles
©2013 Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
■Relevant information
"Takashi Murakami: The 500 Arhats"
Saturday, October 31, 2015 - Sunday, March 6, 2016
"TAKASHI MURAKAMI: THE 500 ARHATS" Exhibition Highlights, Vol. 1
The Japan Premiere of Takashi Murakami's Epic, "The 500 Arhats"
"TAKASHI MURAKAMI: THE 500 ARHATS" Exhibition Highlights, Vol. 2
500 Arhats by Edo Artists, Nagasawa Rosetsu and Kano Kazunobu
"TAKASHI MURAKAMI: THE 500 ARHATS" Exhibition Highlights, Vol. 3
The "NOW" of Takashi Murakami Through a Number of His Latest Works
