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How Takashi Murakami Got His Start as an Artist

by karimford on 12/3/20, 7:55 AM with 9 comments

  • by tenaciousDaniel on 12/4/20, 1:38 AM

    Murakami is a legend. If you like his stuff then you'll probably also like James Jean: http://www.jamesjean.com/

  • by rhizome on 12/4/20, 2:15 AM

    I see this site is doing the "incompatible with recent versions of Firefox" thing that steals the content away after displaying it for a split second, like imgur has also done (among others, I'm sure).

    That said, I recommend reading the Superflat manifesto: https://www.amazon.com/Superflat-English-Japanese-Takashi-Mu... ...obviously this might be mentioned in the linked page that doesn't like me.

  • by robbyt on 12/4/20, 12:53 PM

    A friend of mine worked as an assistant in his studio in Brooklyn. One time Murikami sent someone out to pick up his lunch, and they brought back the wrong order. He got so angry that he knocked the bag out of her hands, and then punched her in the stomach (then fired her).

  • by latchkey on 12/4/20, 1:27 AM

    One of my favorite artists, I own several signed prints.