Takashi Murakami - Superflat - 2000

Superflat

Takashi Murakami
Madras Press/2000/Japanese/233*303*18

Superflat” is a collection of works by leading Japanese artist Takashi Murakami, who curated the exhibitions of the same title at Shibuya Parco Gallery in 2000 and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles in 2001. This book is a collection of works that juxtaposes Japanese painters from art history such as Katsushika Hokusai, Ito Jakuchu, and Tawaraya Sotatsu with contemporary expressions (from artists such as Nara Yoshitomo, Aoshima Chiho, and Takano Aya to manga, anime, figures, etc.), laying out high and low flat and examining the culture that runs continuously through Japanese flat expressions, ” It is a collection of 50 artists, including Enlightenment and Groovisions (Chappie). The 50 artists included in the book range from graphic designers such as Enlightenment and Groovisions (Chappie) to photographers such as Hiromix, Masafumi Sanai, and Chikashi Suzuki.