Japanese contemporary artist Takashi Murakami may be famous among collectors for the psychedelic flowers and chaotic cartoons that populate his prints and paintings, but artists likely know him as the theorist behind the contemporary art movement he calls “Superflat.”
Partially inspired by the Pop art of Andy Warhol, in which celebrity culture and mundane mass-produced items became the focus of bright and colorful works that both celebrated and criticized consumerism, Murakami’s Superflat encompasses painting, sculpture, digital design and more to present a subversive look at consumerism but is also an effort to blend fine art and lowbrow culture.
A multifaceted and remarkably influential artist as well as a compulsive art collector, Murakami has collaborated with brands such as Louis Vuitton, while one of his most famous Superflat works is the teddy bear on the cover of the Graduation album by American rapper Kanye West.
In 1993 Murakami earned his Ph.D. from Tokyo University of the Arts, where he was trained in nihonga, a style of painting that originated in the late 19th century by artists who worked to preserve and promote the conventions and processes associated with traditional Japanese art. While practicing nihonga, Murakami began to realize that his beliefs didn’t align with the tradition, so his art subsequently took on a satirical feel that embodied a critique of the movement. Before long, his style took a drastic turn, embracing otaku, a rising postwar cultural phenomenon among Japan’s younger crowd who loved anime and manga. (Otaku is also integral to Superflat.)
This is when Murakami’s most well-known character, Mr. DOB, was born. This anime-inspired icon, which Americans might interpret as a cross between Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse and Lewis Carroll’s Cheshire Cat given its pronounced ears and broad and menacing grin, was part of the artist’s endeavor to elevate the otaku subculture but also to target mass consumerism. While Murakami conceived of Mr. DOB years ahead of his 2000-era Superflat theory, there is much common ground between the two. Not unlike his other creations, Murakami’s Mr. DOB is equal parts erotic, disturbing and cartoonish — an incisive mockery of the mingling of commerce and fine art so prevalent in Japanese popular culture.
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Homage to Monopink 1960 C, Contemporary Offset Print, Signed
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Bristol, GB
Offset print 4C process with cold stamp Edition 93 of 300 Signed and numbered on the front Mint
Offset
Cosmos Offset Lithograph, Contemporary, Signed, 21st Century, 206/300
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Bristol, GB
Offset lithograph in colours, on smooth wove paper Edition 206 of 300 59.7 x 59.7 cm (23.5 x 23.5 in) Signed and numbered on front Artwork in excellent condition. Only visible under ...
Lithograph
$4,950
Letter to Picasso (print) Limited Edition signed, numbered by Takashi Murakami
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Letter to Picasso, 2013 by Takashi Murakami Woven paper, four-color offset print, cold foil stamp, glossy varnish Published by Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd., Tokyo 28 in diameter 71 cm diame...
Offset
$4,100
Flowerball Cosmos (3D), 2011, Limited Edition by Takashi Murakami signed
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Flowerball Cosmos (3D), Limited edition offset print by Takashi Murakami.
Edition of 300
Image and Sheet size: Diameter 71 cm
Published in 2011 by Kaikai Kiki.
Offset
And Then (A Deep Ocean of Ultramarine)
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Greenwich, CT
And Then (A Deep Ocean of Ultramarine) is an offset lithograph on paper, 19.75 x 19.75 inches, signed and numbered 150/300 lower right. Framed in a contemporary silver-tone frame.
Paper, Offset
$5,500
Panda Child Triptych (3 prints). Limited Edition by Murakami signed, framed
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Panda Child Triptych (3 prints) Triptych composed by 3 prints: I Child Panda Child Panda II Child Panda Panda III Panda Child Panda Panda All executed in 2019 Takashi Murakami ...
Offset
I know Not. I know (2010) Limited Edition (print) by Murakami signed
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Hong Kong, HK
I know Not. I know (2010) by Takashi Murakami Offset lithograph with diamond dust Numbered and signed by the artist Sheet 76 X 59 cm Framed Edition 196/300 Takashi Murakami is best...
Lithograph, Offset
Takashi Murakami, Gargantua on Your Palm
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Hamburg, DE
Takashi Murakami (Japanese, b. 1962) Gargantua on Your Palm, 2022 Medium: Porcelain plate (fine bone china) Dimensions: 10 1/2 in diameter 26.7 cm diameter Edition of 250: Printed s...
Porcelain
Flowers have bloomed (2000). Limited Edition (print) by Takashi Murakami signed
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Flowers have bloomed, 2000 by Takashi Murakami Offset print, numbered and signed by the artist Published by Kaikai Kiki 31 1/2 × 23 3/5 in 80 × 60 cm Edition 20/300 Takashi Murakami is best known for his contemporary combination of fine art and pop culture. He uses recognizable iconography like Doraemon and cartoonish flowers and infuses it with Japanese culture. The result is a colorful body of work that takes the shape of paintings, sculptures and animations. In the 1990s, Murakami founded the Superflat movement in an attempt to expose the "shallow emptiness of Japanese consumeristic culture." The artist plays on the familiar aesthetic of mangas, Japanese-language comics, to render works that appear popular and accessible, all the while denouncing the universality and impersonality of consumer goods. Murakami has done collaborations with numerous brands and celebrities including Kanye West, Louis Vuitton...
Offset
Mr. DOB Comes to Play His Flute, Signed Offset Lithograph, 109/300
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Aventura, FL
Offset lithograph in colors on smooth wove paper. Hand signed lower right by Takashi Murakami. Hand numbered 109/300 lower right. Published by Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd., Tokyo. Artwo...
Paper, Lithograph, Offset
Warhol Silver Offset Lithograph Print, Signed, Edition 48/300
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Bristol, GB
Offset lithograph in colours, on smooth wove paper Edition 48 of 300 71 cm (D) (28 in) Signed and numbered on front Artwork in excellent condition. Only visible under raking lighting...
Offset
$3,000
Takashi Murakami - Let us Devote Our Hearts, bright pink colors and flowers
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Dallas, TX
This collectible work on paper by Murakami is edition # 78 of 300. It comes unframed. One of the most acclaimed artists to emerge from post-war Asia, Takashi Murakami is known for h...
Paper, Varnish, Offset
Flowerball (3D) – Blue, Red
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län
The print is Diasec® framed. This mean the print is mounted between acrylic glass (UV-resistant) and a dibond (aluminum) backside, with an attached frame for easy hanging. Depth of t...
Offset
$3,200
Me and the Mr. DOBs, 2013 Limited Edition print by Takashi Murakami signed
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Me and the Mr. DOBs
Offset Print
Image: 50 x 50 cm
Sheet: 50 x 50 cm
Published in 2013 by Kaikai Kiki
Me and the Mr. DOBs (2013)...
Offset
Burning Blood. Limited Edition (print) by Murakami signed and numbered
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Burning Blood, 2018, by Takashi Murakami Offset print in colors, hand signed and numbered by the artist Published by Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd., Tokyo Framed 28 in diameter 71 cm diameter...
Offset
Parallel Universe, 2015
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Greenwich, CT
Parallel Universe is an offset lithograph on paper, 26.75 x 26.75 inches, signed and numbered 212/300 lower right. Framed in a contemporary white frame.
Paper, Offset
$375Sale Price|31% Off
Takashi Murakami 'Superflat' exhibition poster (vintage Takashi Murakami)
By Takashi Murakami
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Takashi Murakami Superflat Exhibition Poster 1999: Rare 1990s exhibit poster designed by Murakami and published by Marianne Boesky Gallery New York...
Lithograph, Offset
$2,800
Clairvoyance. Limited Edition (print) by Takashi Murakami signed, numbered
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Clairvoyance, 2015 by Takashi Murakami Offset print, numbered and signed by the artist Edition 205/300 Takashi Murakami is best known for his contemporary combination of fine art a...
Lithograph, Offset
$1,900
Dokuro (yellow). Limited Edition (print) by Takashi Murakami signed, numbered
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Dokuro (yellow), 2000 by Takashi Murakami Offset print, numbered and signed by the artist in gold and silver ink 19 11/16 × 19 11/16 in 50 × 50 cm Edition 44/300 Dokuro (literally ...
Offset
Chaos: Primordial Life, 2017
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Greenwich, CT
Chaos: Primordial Life is an offset lithograph on paper, 26.75 x 26.75 inches, signed and numbered 92/300 lower right. Framed in a contemporary silver-tone frame.
Paper, Offset
Flowerball (3D) - Red Ball. Limited Edition (print) by Takashi Murakami
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Flowerball (3D) - Red Ball, 2013 by Takashi Murakami Woven paper, four-color offset print, cold foil stamp, glossy varnish Published by Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd., Tokyo 28 in diameter 71...
Offset
$2,400
And then and then... (yellow) Limited Edition (print) by Murakami, signed
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Hong Kong, HK
And Then and then and then and then and then (Yellow), 1999 by Takashi Murakami Offset print, in silver ink signed and numbered by the artist 26 4/5 ...
Offset
Takashi Murakami -- 12 Arhats
By Takashi Murakami
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Takashi Murakami 12 Arhats, 2016 Offset lithograph with silver Signed and numbered (56/300) in ink lower right Sheet size 68 x 68 cm Frame size 86 x 86 x 2.5 cm Publisher: Kaik...
Offset
Backbeard, 2003, Limited edition by Takashi Murakami, signed
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Backbeard
Offset Lithograph by Takashi Murakami
68.3 × 68.3 cm
Edition of 300
Published by Kaikai Kiki in 2003
Signed and numbered in the front
Offset
$1,800
Dokuro (silver). Limited Edition (print) by Takashi Murakami signed, numbered
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Dokuro (silver), 2000 by Takashi Murakami Offset print, numbered and signed by the artist in silver ink 19 11/16 × 19 11/16 in 50 × 50 cm Edition 69/300 Dokuro (literally starving ...
Offset
Assignation of a Spirit
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Greenwich, CT
Assignation of Spirit is an offset lithograph on paper, 26.75 x 26.75 inches, signed lower right and numbered 155/300. Framed in a contemporary white frame.
Paper, Offset
$2,600
Genome No. 10⁷ × 2¹²² Limited Edition (print) by Murakami signed, numbered
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Genome No. 10⁷ × 2¹²², 2009 by Takashi Murakami Offset print 4C process, cold stamp and silkscreen with spot UV varnishing Numbered and signed by the artist Sheet 87.0 × 68.0 cm (34¼...
Lithograph, Offset
$1,800
Bokan - camouflage pink. Limited Edition (print) by Takashi Murakami, signed
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Bokan - camouflage pink, 2009 by Takashi Murakami Offset print, numbered and signed by the artist 19 11/16 × 19 11/16 in 50 × 50 cm Edition 71/300 About the Artist: Takashi Murakami is best known for his contemporary combination of fine art and pop culture. He uses recognizable iconography like Doraemon and cartoonish flowers and infuses it with Japanese culture. The result is a colorful body of work that takes the shape of paintings, sculptures and animations. In the 1990s, Murakami founded the Superflat movement in an attempt to expose the "shallow emptiness of Japanese consumeristic culture." The artist plays on the familiar aesthetic of mangas, Japanese-language comics, to render works that appear popular and accessible, all the while denouncing the universality and impersonality of consumer goods. Murakami has done collaborations with numerous brands and celebrities including Kanye West, Louis Vuitton...
Offset
And then and then... (pink) Limited Edition (print) by Takashi Murakami, signed
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Hong Kong, HK
And Then and then and then and then and then (Pink), 1999 by Takashi Murakami Offset print, in silver ink signed and numbered by the artist 26 4/5 × ...
Offset
We Are The Square Jocular Clan #4, 2018
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Greenwich, CT
We Are The Square Jocular Clan #4 is an offset lithograph, 18.75 x 18.75" image size, signed and numbered lower right, and framed in a c...
Paper, Offset
$6,000
Hypha will cover the world... Limited Edition (print) by Takashi Murakami
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Hypha will cover the world, little by little. "We should be able to get our hands on that door to the alien world soon. Wait till we get there!" 2009 by Takashi Murakami Offset pri...
Offset
Baby Pandas Cuddling Yay! Limited Edition of 100 signed and numbered by Murakami
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Baby Pandas Cuddling! Yay! (2022) by Takashi Murakami Offset print Hand signed and numbered by the artist Published by Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd., Tokyo 51.3 × 51.3 cm Edition 75/100 T...
Offset
$3,000
Ensō: Memento Mori Red (2016) Limited Edition (print) by Murakami hand signed
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Ensō: Memento Mori Red (2016) by Takashi Murakami Offset lithograph Numbered and signed by the artist Sheet 67 X 67 cm Framed Edition 30/300 Takashi Murakami is best known for his...
Lithograph, Offset
Flower Ball (3-D) Red Cliff Limited Edition (print) by Murakami signed, numbered
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Flower Ball (3-D) Red Cliff (2010) by Takashi Murakami Offset print on woven paper. Published by Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd., Tokyo 28 in diameter 71 cm diameter Edition 223/300 Takashi M...
Offset
$2,600
Genome No. 10⁷ × 2¹²² Limited Edition (print) by Murakami signed, numbered
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Genome No. 10⁷ × 2¹²², 2009 by Takashi Murakami Offset print 4C process, cold stamp and silkscreen with spot UV varnishing Numbered and signed by the artist Sheet 87.0 × 68.0 cm (34¼...
Lithograph, Offset
Takashi Murakami -- Assignation of a Spirit
By Takashi Murakami
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Takashi Murakami Assignation of a Spirit, 2015 Offset lithograph with silver Signed and numbered (56/300) in ink lower right Sheet size 68 x 68 cm Frame size 86 x 86 x 2.5 cm P...
Offset
108 Earthly Temptations Limited Edition (print) by Murakami, signed and numbered
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Hong Kong, HK
108 Earthly Temptations, 2022 by Takashi Murakami Offset print, numbered and signed by the artist 52.3 × 68.5 cm Edition 160/300 About the Artist: Takashi Murakami is best known f...
Offset
$2,950
There is Nothing Eternal in this World... (print) Limited Edition by Murakami
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Hong Kong, HK
There is Nothing Eternal in this World. That is Why You are Beautiful, 2013 by Takashi Murakami Woven paper, four-color offset print, cold foil stamp...
Offset
$2,950
Flowerball (3D) - Red, Pink, Blue Limited Edition (print) by Takashi Murakami
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Flowerball (3D) - Red, Pink, Blue, 2013 by Takashi Murakami Woven paper, four-color offset print, cold foil stamp, glossy varnish Published by Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd., Tokyo 28 in diam...
Offset
And Then... (Aqua Blue) Hand Signed Lithograph, 2011, 176/300
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Aventura, FL
Offset lithograph in colors on smooth wove paper. Hand signed lower right by Takashi Murakami. Hand numbered 176/300 lower right. Artwork size 26.75 x 26.75 inches. Frame size 34 x 3...
Paper, Lithograph, Offset
Flowerball Red 3D The Magic Flute
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Miami, FL
Takashi Murakami is one of the most visible and important Japanese artists working today. Murakami’s influence on Japan rivals Andy Warhol’s on the United States, and he is known for...
Lithograph
$2,950
Red Flowerball (3D). Limited Edition (print) by Murakami signed and numbered.
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Red Flowerball (3D), 2013 by Takashi Murakami Woven paper, four-color offset print, cold foil stamp, glossy varnish Published by Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd., Tokyo 28 in diameter 71 cm dia...
Offset
Korin: Chrysanthemum
By Takashi Murakami
Located in New York, NY
Signed and numbered Two offset lithographs in colours, on smooth wove paper
Lithograph
Panda Cubs Lithograph, Framed, Hand Signed, Contemporary, 2019
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Aventura, FL
Offset lithograph in colors on smooth wove paper. Hand signed lower right by Takashi Murakami. Hand numbered 279/300 lower right. Published by Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd., Tokyo. Artwo...
Paper, Lithograph, Offset
Behold! Tis the Netherworld Limited Edition (print) by Takashi Murakami, signed
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Behold! Tis the Netherworld, 2016 by Takashi Murakami Offset print signed and numbered by the artist 26 ⁴⁹/₆₄ × 26 ⁴⁹/₆₄ in 68 × 68 cm Edition 34/300 Takashi Murakami is best know...
Offset
$2,950
Hey! You! Do You Feel What I Feel? (print) Limited Edition signed by Murakami
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Hey! You! Do You Feel What I Feel?, 2013 by Takashi Murakami Woven paper, four-color offset print, cold foil stamp, glossy varnish Published by Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd., Tokyo 28 in dia...
Offset
Floweball (3D)
By Takashi Murakami
Located in New York, NY
Signed and numbered Offset lithograph in colors on smooth wove paper
Lithograph
Lidded Jar with Design of a Lotus Pond, Hand Signed Offset Lithograph, Murakami
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Aventura, FL
Offset lithograph in colors on shaped wove paper. Hand signed lower right by Takashi Murakami. Hand numbered 81/300 lower right. Artwork size: 24.6 x 22.2 inches. Frame size: 29....
Paper, Lithograph, Offset
We Are the Jocular Clan (4) Signed Offset Lithograph, 24" Diameter
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Aventura, FL
Offset lithograph in colors on smooth wove paper. Hand signed lower right by Takashi Murakami. Hand numbered 95/300 lower right. Published by Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd., Tokyo. Artwor...
Paper, Lithograph, Offset
Flowerball Sexual Violet No. 1 (3D)
By Takashi Murakami
Located in New York, NY
Signed and numbered to lower edge ‘Murakami 70/300’ Offset lithograph in colors on smooth wove paper
Lithograph
Korin: Azure River
By Takashi Murakami
Located in New York, NY
Signed and numbered Two offset lithographs in colours, on smooth wove paper
Lithograph
Takashi Murakami - And Then x 6 (Blue: The Polke Method) 2016
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Takashi Murakami, a pivotal figure in contemporary art, is renowned for his ability to blend traditional Japanese aesthetics with modern pop culture. His 2016 limited edition print, ...
Silver
Maiden in the Yellow Straw Hat
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Miami, FL
Takashi Murakami Maiden in the Yellow Straw Hat, 2010 Edition of 300 Offset Lithograph in Colours Edition of 300 23 3/5 × 23 3/5 in Edition of 300
Lithograph, Offset
Cosmic Power
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Miami, FL
Takashi Murakami Cosmic Power, 2017 Hand signed by artist Offset lithograph 28 x 28 in 71.1 x 71.1 cm Edition of 300 Comes unopened in original Kaikai Kiki Packaging
Archival Paper
Price Upon Request
Takashi Murakami Marianna Boesky Gallery 2001 (announcement card)
By Takashi Murakami
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Takashi Murakami, Marianna Boesky Gallery, New York: Rare early 2000s announcement card designed by Murakami and published by Marianne Boesky Gallery New York, 2001. Features a uniq...
Offset
Price Upon Request
OPEN YOUR HANDS WIDE
By Takashi Murakami
Located in New York, NY
This work of art is a serigraph print in colors, depicting a large cluster of colorful flowers in the center.
Screen
Price Upon Request
JELLYFISH EYES - WHITE 3
By Takashi Murakami
Located in New York, NY
This offset lithograph depicts interconnecting colored circular eyes.
Lithograph
Price Upon Request
JELLYFISH EYES - WHITE 1
By Takashi Murakami
Located in New York, NY
This offset lithograph depicts large colored graphic eyes.
Lithograph
Price Upon Request
And Then...(Pink)
By Takashi Murakami
Located in New York, NY
This iconic lithograph in colors with cold stamping and high gloss varnish was created in 2011 by Takashi Murakami. Hand-signed in ink, numbered and ...
Lithograph
Price Upon Request
DOB in Pure White Robe (Pink and Blue)
By Takashi Murakami
Located in New York, NY
Created as a color lithograph by Takashi Murakami in 2013, DOB in Pure White Robe (Pink and Blue), is hand-signed by the artist in marker, and numbered, measuring 19 ¾ x 19 ¾ inches ...
Lithograph