Takashi Murakami

Biography

Takashi Murakami (村上 隆, Murakami Takashi, born February 1, 1962) is a Japanese contemporary artist. He works in fine arts media (such as painting and sculpture) as well as commercials (such as fashion, merchandise, and animation) and is known for blurring the line between high and low arts. He coined the term "superflat," which describes both the as well as co-aesthetic characteristics of the Japanese artistic tradition and the nature of postwar Japanese culture and society, and is also used for Murakami's artistic style and other Japanese artists he has influenced. Murakami is the founder and President of Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd., through which he manages several younger artists. He was the founder and organizer of the biannual art fair Geisai.

Known For

Hot Ones

jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery

The Revolutionary Animator Kanada Yoshinori

Takashi Murakami :The dreaming demon

How I was Forced to Abandon the Production of Jellyfish Eyes Part 2

All Movies (5)

• Takashi Murakami :The dreaming demon2024 · as as himself
• How I was Forced to Abandon the Production of Jellyfish Eyes Part 22020
• Making F.R.I.E.N.D.s: Behind-the scenes of 'Jellyfish Eyes'2015
• The Revolutionary Animator Kanada Yoshinori2010
• Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery2005 · as Self - Interviewee

All TV Shows (2)

• jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy2022 · as Self (archive footage)
• Hot Ones2015 · as Self