Catalog accompanying an exhibition of the works of Japanese artist Takashi Murakami, held at the Center for Curatorial Studies Museum, Bard College, from June 27-September 12, 1999. Published in 1999 by Bard College and distributed by Harry N. Abrams. With essays by Amada Cruz, Midori Matsui, and Dana Friis-Hansen. Showcases Murakami’s pop-infused works in 2 and 3 dimensions (flat art, sculptures, light boxes, inflatables, T-shirts, etc) in a variety of media including oils and acrylics, polyurethane, fiberglass and iron, c-prints, photocopies, video, and LEDs. Per Dana Friis-Hansen, “Murakami has…become one of the most thoughtful—and thought-provoking—Japanese artists of the 1990’s by building a rich body of work that both reflects upon and slyly interrogates postwar, post recovery Japanese art and popular culture, voraciously absorbing and engaging both history and culture from Japan and the West, form exalted ceremonies to obscure youthful diversions.” 4to (9.5” x11.5”), pictorial wrappers, 96 pages, illustrated throughout in color. Signed and with a small drawing by Murakami on the FFE. Light bumping and moderate soiling to extremities, with 1” closed tear near spine head.
Catalog accompanying an exhibition of the works of Japanese artist Takashi Murakami, held at the Center for Curatorial Studies Museum, Bard College, from June 27-September 12, 1999. Published in 1999 by Bard College and distributed by Harry N. Abrams. With essays by Amada Cruz, Midori Matsui, and Dana Friis-Hansen. Showcases Murakami’s pop-infused works in 2 and 3 dimensions (flat art, sculptures, light boxes, inflatables, T-shirts, etc) in a variety of media including oils and acrylics, polyurethane, fiberglass and iron, c-prints, photocopies, video, and LEDs. Per Dana Friis-Hansen, “Murakami has…become one of the most thoughtful—and thought-provoking—Japanese artists of the 1990’s by building a rich body of work that both reflects upon and slyly interrogates postwar, post recovery Japanese art and popular culture, voraciously absorbing and engaging both history and culture from Japan and the West, form exalted ceremonies to obscure youthful diversions.” 4to (9.5” x11.5”), pictorial wrappers, 96 pages, illustrated throughout in color. Signed and with a small drawing by Murakami on the FFE. Light bumping and moderate soiling to extremities, with 1” closed tear near spine head.
