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

as Self

jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

as Self (archive footage)

Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery

as Self - Interviewee

Making F.R.I.E.N.D.s: Behind-the scenes of 'Jellyfish Eyes'

as Himself

Takashi Murakami: The Art of Film

as Himself

The Revolutionary Animator Kanada Yoshinori

Takashi Murakami :The dreaming demon

as as himself