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Murakami rose to fame on the coattails of Japan pop culture, but we also know that he developed his artistic roots through the study of Nihonga 日本画 or Japanese traditional aesthetic painting. His earliest prints such as the Hokusai inspired Manji Fuji 卍富士 (2001) (pictured above) incorporated stylized Japanese characters, but he did not revisit …
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A few collectors may have missed the September 2014 Hidari Zingaro notice about the Gunjo and Lapis Lazuli Dobs. (Find the notice here and find the original sale here.) While the consequences are not as severe as a going the wrong way in a John Hughes screwball comedy, a surprised collector may receive a print …
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Murakami is back as a new candy! Murakami again meddles in the peddle of confectionary with a 30th anniversary collaboration with Frisk! Murakami is no stranger to the candy business. He started in 2003 with the Superflat Museum team-up with Takara/Kaiyodo introducing his art miniatures with gum. More recently, he promoted his Jellyfish film with …
Street art resides even in the nooks and corners of the quaint German city Köln. On a single day jaunt I Spotted a number of interesting tags and aerosol creations. Near the 13th century wall and across from a couple of classic Brownstones you can find this mad sick house job and some other not too …
Sugimoto68 will finally feature a Murakami sale–buy one, get one for 50% off! This sale marks a gradual revamp of the site, which will feature more articles and an inventory expansion to include work from a variety of contemporary artists such as Mau Mau, Shepard Fairey and a few others. Also I’ll be digging up …