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Japanese, b. 1962

Japanese contemporary artist Takashi Murakami may be famous among collectors for the psychedelic flowers and chaotic cartoons that populate his prints and paintings, but artists likely know him as the theorist behind the contemporary art movement he calls “Superflat.”

Partially inspired by the Pop art of Andy Warhol, in which celebrity culture and mundane mass-produced items became the focus of bright and colorful works that both celebrated and criticized consumerism, Murakami’s Superflat encompasses painting, sculpture, digital design and more to present a subversive look at consumerism but is also an effort to blend fine art and lowbrow culture.

A multifaceted and remarkably influential artist as well as a compulsive art collector, Murakami has collaborated with brands such as Louis Vuitton, while one of his most famous Superflat works is the teddy bear on the cover of the Graduation album by American rapper Kanye West.

In 1993 Murakami earned his Ph.D. from Tokyo University of the Arts, where he was trained in nihonga, a style of painting that originated in the late 19th century by artists who worked to preserve and promote the conventions and processes associated with traditional Japanese art. While practicing nihonga, Murakami began to realize that his beliefs didn’t align with the tradition, so his art subsequently took on a satirical feel that embodied a critique of the movement. Before long, his style took a drastic turn, embracing otaku, a rising postwar cultural phenomenon among Japan’s younger crowd who loved anime and manga. (Otaku is also integral to Superflat.)

This is when Murakami’s most well-known character, Mr. DOB, was born. This anime-inspired icon, which Americans might interpret as a cross between Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse and Lewis Carroll’s Cheshire Cat given its pronounced ears and broad and menacing grin, was part of the artist’s endeavor to elevate the otaku subculture but also to target mass consumerism. While Murakami conceived of Mr. DOB years ahead of his 2000-era Superflat theory, there is much common ground between the two. Not unlike his other creations, Murakami’s Mr. DOB is equal parts erotic, disturbing and cartoonish — an incisive mockery of the mingling of commerce and fine art so prevalent in Japanese popular culture.

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Artist: Takashi Murakami
Sakura and Panda
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Bristol, GB
Offset print with silver and high gloss varnishing Edition of 300 Signed and numbered on the front Excellent, with a soft crease on the left edge Our mission is to connect art colle...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Takashi Murakami More Prints

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Offset, Lithograph

Wouldn't It Be Nice If We Could Do Such A Thing
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Bristol, GB
Screenprint Edition of 300 Signed and numbered on the front Mint Published by Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd., Tokyo
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Screen

Doraemon Let's Go Beyond These Dimensions on a Time Machine with Master Fujiko F
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Bristol, GB
Offset lithograph Edition of 300 Signed and numbered on the front Mint, as issued Sold in the original Kaikai Kiki box
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Takashi Murakami More Prints

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Lithograph, Offset

Dob Flower
By Takashi Murakami
Located in London, GB
Offset Lithograph 50 × 50 cm - paper size 66 x 66 cm - framed size Frame included Edition of 300 Hand-signed and numbered
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Early 2000s Pop Art Takashi Murakami More Prints

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Lithograph, Offset

Takashi Murakami Kanye West 2007 (Takashi Murakami Louis Vuitton)
By Takashi Murakami
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Takashi Murakami, Kanye West, Louis Vuitton; Los Angeles 2007 (Murakami Gala): Rare folding invitation published on the occasion of a 2007 reception honoring Takashi Murakami and fashion icon Marc Jacobs with a special performance by Kanye West; October 28th, 2007; MOCA Los Angeles; hosted by Louis Vuitton. Front side imagery features a reproduction of Murakami’s ‘Jellyfish...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Takashi Murakami More Prints

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Offset, Paper

Korin: Tranquility
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Bristol, GB
Offset print, cold stamp and high gloss varnishing Edition of 300 Signed and numbered on the front Mint
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Lithograph, Offset

A Field of Flowers Seen from the Stairs to Heaven
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Bristol, GB
Offset print 4C process with cold stamp Edition of 300 Signed and numbered on the front Artwork is mint, with some minor damage to frame Framed with TrueVue glass by Sky Blue Framers...
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Offset

Takashi Murakami Sea Breeze-Chan Pop Art, Limited Edition
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Draper, UT
One of the most acclaimed artists to emerge from post-war Asia, Takashi Murakami is known for his signature “Superflat” aesthetic: a colorful, two-dimensional style that straddles th...
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Screen

An Homage to Monopink, 1960 E
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Bristol, GB
Offset lithograph with cold stamp Edition of 300 Signed and numbered in ink lower right Mint, as issued Sold in the original packaging
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Flower: Soul to Soul
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Bristol, GB
Silkscreen Edition of 100 Signed and numbered on the front Mint
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Screen

A Sketch of Anywhere Door (Dokodemo Door) and an Excellent Day
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Bristol, GB
Silkscreen with gold leaf and platinum leaf Edition of 300 Signed, titled, dated and numbered on the front Mint, as issued Sold in the original KaiKai KiKi packaging
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Screen

Takashi Murakami - Let us Devote Our Hearts, bright pink colors and flowers
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Dallas, TX
This collectible work on paper by Murakami is edition # 78 of 300. It comes unframed. One of the most acclaimed artists to emerge from post-war Asia, Takashi Murakami is known for h...
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2010s Pop Art Takashi Murakami More Prints

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Paper, Varnish, Offset

Bokan - camouflage pink. Limited Edition (print) by Takashi Murakami, signed
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Bokan - camouflage pink, 2009 by Takashi Murakami Offset print, numbered and signed by the artist 19 11/16 × 19 11/16 in 50 × 50 cm Edition 71/300 About the Artist: Takashi Murakami is best known for his contemporary combination of fine art and pop culture. He uses recognizable iconography like Doraemon and cartoonish flowers and infuses it with Japanese culture. The result is a colorful body of work that takes the shape of paintings, sculptures and animations. In the 1990s, Murakami founded the Superflat movement in an attempt to expose the "shallow emptiness of Japanese consumeristic culture." The artist plays on the familiar aesthetic of mangas, Japanese-language comics, to render works that appear popular and accessible, all the while denouncing the universality and impersonality of consumer goods. Murakami has done collaborations with numerous brands and celebrities including Kanye West, Louis Vuitton...
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Offset

Multicolor Double Face: Black
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Bristol, GB
Silkscreen Edition of 100 Signed and numbered on the front Mint, as issued Sold in the original KaiKai KiKi packaging Our mission is to connect art collectors to opportunity. Whethe...
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Screen

I've Left My Love Far Behind... Limited Edition (print) by Murakami signed
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Hong Kong, HK
I've Left My Love Far Behind. Their Smell, Every Memento…, 2010 by Takashi Murakami Offset print, signed and numbered by the artist 26 ³/₁₆ × 18 ³/₄ in 66.5 x 47.5 cm Edition 105/30...
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2010s Pop Art Takashi Murakami More Prints

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Offset

A Little Flower Painting: Yellow, White, and Purple Flowers
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Bristol, GB
Offset print 4C process with cold stamp Edition of 300 Signed and numbered on the front Mint
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Lithograph, Offset

Doraemon and Friends Under the Blue Sky
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Bristol, GB
Offset lithograph Edition of 300 Signed and numbered on the front Mint, as issued Sold in the original Kaikai Kiki box
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Takashi Murakami More Prints

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Lithograph, Offset

Pinky Chan
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Bristol, GB
Silkscreen Edition of 100 Signed and numbered on the front Mint, as issued Sold in the original KaiKai KiKi packaging Our mission is to connect art collectors to opportunity. Whethe...
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Screen

Takashi Murakami 'Superflat' exhibition poster (vintage Takashi Murakami)
By Takashi Murakami
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Takashi Murakami Superflat Exhibition Poster 1999: Rare 1990s exhibit poster designed by Murakami and published by Marianne Boesky Gallery New York...
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Sea Breeze Chan
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Bristol, GB
Silkscreen Edition of 100 (Edition number unknown as the print is unopened, to preserve condition) Signed and numbered on the front Mint, as issued Sold in the original KaiKai KiKi p...
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Screen

A Little Flower Painting: Pink, Purple and Many Other Colors
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Bristol, GB
Silkscreen Edition of 100 Signed, dated and numbered on the front Mint, as issued
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Screen

Ms. Rainbow Flower
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Bristol, GB
Silkscreen Edition of 100 Signed and numbered on the front Mint, as issued Sold in the original KaiKai KiKi packaging
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Screen

Many Things Await Beyond Anywhere Door (Dokodemo Door) Silkscreen Print
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Bristol, GB
Silkscreen with cold stamp Edition of 300 Signed and numbered on the front Mint, as issued
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Screen

Rum Pum Pum In A Field Of Flowers!
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Bristol, GB
Offset print with high gloss varnishing Edition of 300 21.7 in Diameter Signed and numbered on the front Mint
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Varnish, Offset

Flower Ball (3D): There is Nothing Eternal in this World....
By Takashi Murakami
Located in New York, NY
Created by Takashi Murakami in 2013, Flower Ball (3D): There is Nothing Eternal in this World. That is Why You Are Beautiful is an offset lithograph in colors. The artwork is hand-si...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Takashi Murakami More Prints

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Lithograph

Flower Ball Brown
By Takashi Murakami
Located in New York, NY
Created by Takashi Murakami in 2010, Flower Ball Brown is an offset lithograph in colors. The artwork is hand-signed by the artist and numbered in ink. Me...
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Lithograph

DOB in Pure White Robe (Navy and Vermilion)
By Takashi Murakami
Located in New York, NY
Created as a color lithograph by Takashi Murakami in 2013, DOB in Pure White Robe (Navy and Vermilion) is hand-signed by the artist in marker, and numbered, measuring 19 ¾ x 19 ¾ inc...
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Lithograph

And Then...(Yellow)
By Takashi Murakami
Located in New York, NY
This iconic lithograph in colors with cold stamping and high gloss varnish was created in 2011 by Takashi Murakami. Hand-signed in ink, numbered and ...
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Lithograph

And Then...White
By Takashi Murakami
Located in New York, NY
This offset lithograph in colors with cold-stamping was created in 2013. From the hand-signed and numbered edition of 300 measuring 19 3/4 x 19 3/4 in. (50 x 50 cm.), unframed.
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Lithograph

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  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Takashi Murakami is a Japanese contemporary artist. He coined the term "Superflat" to describe his work, which draws inspiration from two-dimensional anime cartoons and manga comics popular in Japan. Murakami was born in Tokyo, Japan, on February 1, 1962. You'll find a collection of Takashi Murakami art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Takashi Murakami was born on February 1, 1962, in Tokyo, Japan. He studied at the Tokyo University of the Arts, earning a Ph.D. in art. He currently lives in both Tokyo and New York City. On 1stDibs, find a collection of Takashi Murakami art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 8, 2024
    Artwork by Takashi Murakami is so expensive, largely due to a great demand for a limited supply of pieces. Murakami may be famous among collectors for the psychedelic flowers and chaotic cartoons that populate his prints and paintings, but artists likely know him as the theorist behind the contemporary art movement he calls “Superflat." Partially inspired by the Pop art of Andy Warhol, in which celebrity culture and mundane mass-produced items became the focus of bright and colorful works that both celebrated and criticized consumerism, Murakami’s Superflat encompasses painting, sculpture, digital design and more to present a subversive look at consumerism. It is also an effort to blend fine art and lowbrow culture. The Japanese artist has collaborated with brands such as Louis Vuitton, and one of his most famous Superflat works is the teddy bear on the cover of the Graduation album by American rapper Kanye West. These collaborations and connections to pop culture have increased Murakami's fame and contributed to the demand for his work. On 1stDibs, shop a diverse assortment of Takashi Murakami art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Takashi Murakami was born in Tokyo, Japan, on February 1, 1962. He received a Ph.D. in art from the Tokyo University of the Arts in 1993. During the 1990s, he shifted from the traditional Japanese painting style of nihonga and began creating bold, colorful works inspired by anime and manga. He calls his style Superflat. On 1stDibs, find a range of Takashi Murakami art.
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    Takashi Murakami’s aesthetic has been described as “superflat” - a style that incorporates 2D art and colorful designs while balancing the line between fine art and pop art. Shop a selection of Takashi Murakami’s pieces from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.
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    Over the years, Takashi Murakami has worked with many designers. His collaboration with Louis Vuitton in 2003 opened the doors to collaborations with Kanye West, Billionaire Boys Club, Kaws, Hublo and Pharrell Williams. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of Takashi Murakami art.
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    Takashi Murakami lives and works in both Tokyo, Japan, and New York, New York. He was born in Tokyo on February 1, 1962, and he graduated from the Tokyo University of the Arts with a Ph.D. in art. On 1stDibs, find a collection of Takashi Murakami art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    In Tokyo, you can see Takashi Murakami at the Mori Art Museum as well as in various galleries. The artist's work is also on display at other museums around the world, including The Museum of Modern Art in New York, New York, and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts. On 1stDibs, find a selection of Takashi Murakami art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2024
    Takashi Murakami's art is displayed in many places. Works by the Japanese contemporary artist are in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the Broad in Los Angeles and many other museums around the world. Major institutions also regularly present temporary exhibitions of Murakami's work. Find a collection of Takashi Murakami art on 1stDibs.
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    The meaning of Takashi Murakami's art varies from piece to piece. The artist creates what he calls "Superflat" art by using techniques from traditional Japanese painting to depict subjects inspired by Japanese pop culture and anime and manga art. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of Takashi Murakami art.
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    Takashi Murakami became famous around the world due to his collaborations with western designers. In 2003, his collaboration with Louis Vuitton elevated him to international celebrity status. Prior to that, he was mostly known only in art circles. On 1stDibs, find a range of Takashi Murakami art.
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    Takashi Murakami has used a variety of materials in his work, and his characters have appeared across a wide range of media. His sculptures include silkscreened maple hardwood skateboard decks and cast vinyl figurines (polyvinyl chloride), and he has created silkscreen prints, ink drawings with permanent marker, and offset color lithographs on wove paper. Murakami is a filmmaker, too, and has produced paintings in oil and acrylics. The artist is supported by a large production studio and artist management company that he founded called Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. 

    Japanese contemporary artist Takashi Murakami may be famous among collectors for the psychedelic flowers and chaotic cartoons that populate his prints and paintings, but artists likely know him as the theorist behind the contemporary art movement he calls “Superflat.”

    Partially inspired by the Pop art of Andy Warhol, in which celebrity culture and mundane mass-produced items became the focus of bright and colorful works that both celebrated and criticized consumerism, Murakami’s Superflat encompasses painting, sculpture, digital design and more to present a subversive look at consumerism but is also an effort to blend fine art and lowbrow culture.

    Find Takashi Murakami art for sale on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 13, 2024
    Takashi Murakami's most famous piece is open to debate. The Japanese artist has created a number of works that have become widely known. They include Super Nova; Flowers, Flowers, Flowers; Who's Afraid of Red, Yellow, Blue and Death; 727 and Chakras Open and I Drown Under the Waterfall of Life. His most well-known character is Mr. DOB, an anime-inspired icon, which Americans might interpret as a cross between Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse and Lewis Carroll's Cheshire Cat given its pronounced ears and broad, menacing grin. Explore a collection of Takashi Murakami art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Takashi Murakami is a Japanese contemporary painter and sculptor. Some critics refer to him as a Japanese pop artist. The artist calls his style Superflat, saying that it stems from the two-dimensional images found in anime and manga. On 1stDibs, find a variety of Takashi Murakami art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    High-fashion retailer Louis Vuitton and color-pop artist Takashi Murakami collaborated in 2003. Murakami was invited by creative director Marc Jacobs to add a little color to the fashion house’s signature monogram collection. Bag some of the designs for yourself by shopping the collaboration on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 7, 2024
    The type of paint that Takashi Murakami uses is acrylic paint. This is a departure from the traditions of Nihonga painting that inform the artist's work. Typically, painters working in this style use natural pigments, but by opting for a mix of acrylic paint and digital media, Murakami gives his works a contemporary Pop art sheen. Shop a collection of Takashi Murakami art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 13, 2024
    Takashi Murakami's art style is called Superflat. Partially inspired by the Pop art work of Andy Warhol, in which celebrity culture and mundane mass-produced items became the focus of bright and colorful pieces that both celebrated and criticized consumerism, Murakami’s Superflat encompasses painting, sculpture, digital design and more to present a subversive look at consumerism. It’s also an effort to blend fine art and lowbrow culture. A multifaceted and influential artist, Murakami has collaborated with brands such as Louis Vuitton. One of his most famous Superflat works is the teddy bear on the cover of the Graduation album by American rapper Kanye West. Shop a collection of Takashi Murakami art on 1stDibs.

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