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Celebrating 50 years
Celebrating 50 years
Celebrating 50 years
Celebrating 50 years
Celebrating 50 years
Celebrating 50 years
Celebrating 50 years
Celebrating 50 years
Celebrating 50 years
Celebrating 50 years
Celebrating 50 years
Celebrating 50 years


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Artist Profile
Takashi Murakami
“I don't think it's an unnatural thing at all for my collaborations or projects to be seen as art but entertainment at the same time.”
Takashi Murakami was born in Tokyo, Japan on February 1, 1962. His influence for art derives from his mother, who studied needlepoint and designed textiles. Murakami knew he wanted to be an artist when he grew up, and had always taken a large interest in animation and comics. He studied art throughout much of his adolescence, and applied to study at Tokyo National University. He was accepted and later received his Ph.D. in Fine Arts and Music, in which he learned “Nihong”, or traditional Japanese painting.

