{"product_id":"takashi-murakami-the-octopus-eats-its-own-leg-hardcover","title":"Takashi Murakami: The Octopus Eats Its Own Leg - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Darling\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMadeleine Grynsztejn\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eMichael Dylan Foster\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first major U.S. monograph in ten years on Murakami is the definitive survey of the paintings of one of today's most influential artists.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Takashi Murakami (b. 1962), one of contemporary art's most widely recognized exponents, receives a long-awaited critical consideration in this important volume. Accompanying the first retrospective exhibition devoted solely to Murakami's paintings, this book traces Murakami's career from his earliest training to his current studio practice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Where other books address the commercial aspects of Murakami's work, this is the first serious survey of his work as a painter. Through essays and illustrations-- many previously unpublished--it explores the artist's relationship to the tradition of Japanese painting and his facility in straddling high and low, ancient and modern, Eastern and Western, commercial and high art. New texts address Murakami's output in the context of postwar Japan, situating the artist in relation to folklore, traditional Japanese painting, the Tokyo art scene in the 1980s and 1990s, and the threat of nuclear annihilation. This richly illustrated volume also includes a detailed biography and exhibition history. \u003ci\u003eTakashi Murakami\u003c\/i\u003e is a true essential for collectors and fans alike.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMadeleine Grynsztejn \u003c\/b\u003eis the Pritzker Director and \u003cb\u003eMichael Darling \u003c\/b\u003eis the James W. Alsdorf Chief Curator of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. \u003cb\u003eMichael Dylan Foster \u003c\/b\u003eis associate professor at Indiana University at Bloomington. \u003cb\u003eChelsea Foxwell \u003c\/b\u003eis assistant professor at the University of Chicago. \u003cb\u003eReuben Keehan \u003c\/b\u003eis curator at Queensland Art Gallery\/Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane, Australia. \u003cb\u003eAkira Mizuta Lippit \u003c\/b\u003eis professor and chair at the University of Southern California Dornsife College. \u003cb\u003eNobuo Tsuji \u003c\/b\u003eis an independent scholar, author, and authority on Japanese aesthetics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 11.5 x 10.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 30, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758022328608,"sku":"9780847859115","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2d3dcd6e38b4a56a099ad7cb2df7ea8b.webp?v=1780116734","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/takashi-murakami-the-octopus-eats-its-own-leg-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}