Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Spain © MURAKAMI exhibit 2009

Guggenheim Museum Bilbao located in Bilbao, Spain is featuring © MURAKAMI exhibit running till May 31, 2009.

Takashi Murakami is one of the most influential artists to come out of Japan, trained in nihonga a traditional Japanese painting style with anime figures. Murakami emerged out of Japan’s Neo-Pop generation after the collapse of Japan’s economy in the late 1980s.

© MURAKAMI organized by MOCA LA the is noted as the most comprehensive retrospective of Takashi’s work. Features more than 90 artworks in various media, including painting, sculpture, installation, and film, of Murakami’s anime alter ego DOB popular among otaku as well as a archive of licensed Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. merchandise.

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