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Get to Know the Artist — Takashi Murakami

Drawing from traditional Japanese painting, sci-fi, anime and the global art market, Takashi Murakami creates paintings, sculptures, and films populated by repeated motifs and mutating characters of his own creation. His wide-ranging work embodies an intersection of pop culture, history, and fine art.

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©︎ Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

 

Murakami earned a BA, MFA, and PhD from Tokyo University of the Arts, where he studied nihonga (traditional Japanese painting). In 1996, he established the Hiropon Factory, a studio/workshop that in subsequent years grew into an art production and artist management company, now known as Kaikai Kiki Co. Ltd.

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©︎ Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd.

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©︎ Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd.

We asked world-renowned artist Takashi Murakami and PANGAIA’s very own Jasmine Mullers (VP & Chief Partnerships Officer) a few questions, to find out a bit more about the collaboration.

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