Written by Takashi Murakami, Contribution by Massimiliano Gioni
A comprehensive volume—overseen by the artist himself—on one of the most renowned living artists today, Takashi Murakami. Takashi Murakami is celebrated the world over for his deft blurring of high and low art. In this volume, accompanying a major exhibition of his work and the first in the Middle East, readers are immersed in the unique way Murakami channels the ecstasy and anxiety of contemporary culture.Conceived by the artist as a self-portrait in the guise of a cartoon, Murakami – Ego illuminates the role of the artist as a cipher and critic of pop phenomena as well as a mirror of global networks of consumerism, interpretation, and exchange. The book features some of the artist’s most celebrated series, including Kaikai Kiki Lots of Faces and Pom and Me. Murakami has conceived of the exhibition itself as a work of art, creating new modes of display that include sculptural pedestals with digital animation, a circus tent that doubles as an indoor cinema, and an impressive 300-foot-long painting, all of which are featured in the book. In addition to an interview by curator Massimiliano Gioni, Murakami will contribute writings on various works.
Takashi Murakami has become recognized as one of the most prominent contemporary artists of his time. His work has been featured in numerous solo exhibitions at museums and art institutions throughout the world. Recent shows include the traveling retrospective ©MURAKAMI and the Chateau de Versailles’s solo exhibition of his works on the palace grounds. Massimiliano Gioni is the associate director and director of exhibitions for the New Museum in New York and the curator of the exhibition Murakami – Ego for the Qatar Museums Authority.
村上隆在中东Qatar Museum的展览,展览本身就是一个艺术作品,不但以数字动画、马戏团帐篷作为室内空间,300英尺长的画作更让人印象深刻;村上隆最著名的”Kaikai Kiki Lots of Faces Pom and Me”系列完整首度展出。
这位在LV包包上创造的樱桃与彩色的LV LOGO的日本艺术家村上隆,虽然早前已经在凡尔赛宫等地做过展览,2012年首度将个人展览安置于中东。展出自1997年以来60多件代表性作品。“Murakami – Ego”名称的灵感是来自于村上隆想要在展览中创造艺术家与自己对话的想法。
本书并采访到由馆长Massimiliano Gioni与村上隆本人,对于这次精采绝伦的展览有更精辟的分享与解说