Name: Murakami: Ego
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Author: Murakami, Takashi ; Gioni, Massimiliano
ISBN: 9780847838899

Type

Physical Book

Author

Takashi Murakami

Contributions by

Massimiliano Gioni

Publisher

Rizzoli Electa

Year

2012

Language

English

Pages

268

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

28.6x22.8x3.3 cm

Weight

1.69 kg.

ISBN

0847838897

ISBN13

9780847838899

Edition No.

Synopsis "Murakami: Ego "

A comprehensive volume--overseen by the artist himself--on one of the most renowned living artists today, Takashi Murakami. Takashi Murakami is celebrated the world over for his deft blurring of high and low art. In this volume, accompanying a major exhibition of his work and the first in the Middle East, readers are immersed in the unique way Murakami channels the ecstasy and anxiety of contemporary culture. Conceived by the artist as a self-portrait in the guise of a cartoon, Murakami - Ego illuminates the role of the artist as a cipher and critic of pop phenomena as well as a mirror of global networks of consumerism, interpretation, and exchange. The book features some of the artist's most celebrated series, including Kaikai Kiki Lots of Faces and Pom and Me. Murakami has conceived of the exhibition itself as a work of art, creating new modes of display that include sculptural pedestals with digital animation, a circus tent that doubles as an indoor cinema, and an impressive 300-foot-long painting, all of which are featured in the book. In addition to an interview by curator Massimiliano Gioni, Murakami will contribute writings on various works.

Takashi Murakami

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Originally from Osaka Prefecture, Takashi Murakami made his debut with a one-shot in Shueisha's Young Jump in 1985 while still attending the University of Tokyo. He later published several short stories, all set in comedy, until his first success in 2000: Paji. This also marked a turning point in his career as he ventured into the drama of slice of life. The work published in Young Jump consisted of 9 volumes and received the Excellence Award from the Japan Media Arts Festival.

Although he continued to publish comedies, it is especially his realistic dramas that are most successful. Such is the case with The Blue Bird, The Dog in Love with the Stars, and Kota, come here!

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