A visitor takes a closer look at Murakami’s "Murakami. Flower Pink & White” at the "An Arrow Through History” exhibition in New York. Photo: AFP
Takashi Murakami is known for blending pop art and Asian fine arts, but for his latest exhibition in New York, he is moving into the metaverse.
At the show An Arrow Through History that opened this week at Manhattan's Gagosian Gallery, Murakami builds bridges from traditional fine arts to Japanese pop art to buzzy NFTs - the digital tokens that represent original artwork.
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An Arrow Through History
A visitor takes a closer look at Murakami’s "Murakami. Flower Pink & White” at the "An Arrow Through History” exhibition in New York. Photo: AFP
This will be Murakami's first exhibition at Gagosian in New York since 2014 and represents his return to 980 Madison Avenue, where he had his inaugural exhibition with the gallery in 2007. Photo: AFP
Murakami stands in front of "Grass Carp, 2022" during a press preview for "An Arrow Through History" at Gagosian's New York galleries in New York. Photo: AFP
Murakami’s "Avatar HIROPON Style, 2022” seen at the "An Arrow Through History” exhibition at Gagosian’s New York galleries. Photo: AFP
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