Takashi Murakami’s Superflat Collection―From Shōhaku and Rosanjin to Anselm Kiefer―
Opening on January 30th, 2016 at Yokohama Museum of ArtVenue:

Yokohama Museum of ArtDates:

January 30 (Sat) - April 3 (Sun), 2016

This exhibition is the first large-scale public
showing of the renowned contemporary Japanese artist
Takashi Murakami's private collection centered aroundcontemporary art.
Murakami (b. 1962) received the first PhD
in "Nihonga" (Japanese Painting) to be granted by theTokyo University of the Arts Graduate School of Fine Arts,and has since come to be known worldwide for hisextremely polished works blending contemporary art andtraditional Japanese painting, high culture and pop
culture, East and West. He has held a number of solo
exhibitions at prestigious museums around the world.
While energetically pursuing his creativity
as an artist, Murakami has also been active as a curator,gallerist, and producer. In recent years, in particular, he
has become an avid collector, acquiring a wide variety ofartworks in and out of Japan with a perceptive eye andunique aesthetic sensibility. This littleTakashi Murakami and his Superflat Collection, Photo: Kentaro Hirao

known collection, while loosely focuing on contemporaryart, also includes old Japanese and Asian artifacts, European antiques, contemporary pottery, and folk art
and crafts. Murakami’s guiding concept of Superflat not only refers to formal aspects he identifies withJapanese art, such as flatness of the picture plane and decorativeness, but also extends to a view of art that
rejects hierarchical divisions between different artistic genres or eras and frees artistic activities fromdefinitional boundaries. It is a dynamic, expansive concept that applies to the entirety of the artist’s life andactivity as he wrestles with the big question, “What is art?” from various angles.
This exhibition of Murakami’s unique collection, with its overwhelming quantity and diversity,
will provide an insight into the sources of the artist’s aesthetic ideas, the nature of art and desire, and themechanisms that create value in contemporary society, while also encouraging viewers to question art'sconventional context.
[Guest Curator: Akiko Miki]Anselm Kiefer, Merkaba, 2010
© Anselm Kiefer. Courtesy Gagosian Gallery,
Photo by Charles Duprat
Soga, Shōhaku, Teika, Jakuren, and Saigyō

Yoshitomo Nara, Light My Fire, 2001
©Yoshitomo Nara, Courtesy of the artist

Kitaōji, Rosanjin, Square tray, Oribe typeFriedrich Kunath, Starlite Walker, 2011
© the artist, Photo Ben Westoby,
Courtesy White Cube

Frank Benson, Juliana, 2015
Courtesy of the artist------------------------------------------------------Takashi Murakami
Born 1962 in Tokyo, Murakami completed his doctoral work at Tokyo University of the Arts
Graduate School of Fine Arts, becoming the first person at the university to earn a Ph.D. in Nihonga. In 2008,
he was selected as one of TIME magazine’s “The 100 Most Influential People.” He is well known for hiscorporate branding projects with Louis Vuitton, VANS, shu uemura, and Roppongi Hills, as well as
collaborations with musicians such as Kanye West, Pharrell Williams, and Yuzu. More recently, he has beenworking on film and video productions, and releasing his first live-action feature film Jellyfish Eyes in 2013.
He is working to release an animated television series 6HP(Six Hearts Princess).

AdmissionAdults¥1,500 ( 1,300/ 1,400)

University and high school students¥ 900 (800/800)

Junior high school students¥ 400 (300/300)

Children under 12FreeSeniors (65 and Older)¥1,400 *ID required.

Only available at ticket counter in the museum.

*()＝Advance/Group of 20 or more.
*Advance tickets are available at the Museum Shop and through tixee (for smartphones) from December 1, 2015 through January 29, 2016.
*For a group of 20 or more, reservation is required in advance.
*Free admission for high school students and younger with valid IDs on Saturdays.
*Visitors with disability and one person accompanying them are admitted free of charge. (Please present certificate at the entrance.)*The ticket also gives admission to the Exhibition of the Museum Collection for the same day.

General Information
Takashi Murakami’s Superflat Collection―From Shōhaku and Rosanjin to Anselm Kiefer―
Dates:

January 30 (Sat) - April 3 (Sun), 2016

Open hours:

10:00－18:00 (Last admission at 17:30)

Closed:Thursdays (except February 11)

Venue:

Yokohama Museum of Art
3-4-1, Minatomirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama 220-0012
TEL: 045−221−0300FAX: 045−221−0317

URL: http://yokohama.art.museum/eng
Organizers :Yokohama Museum of Art, Nikkei Inc.

Supported by:

The City of Yokohama

In Cooperation with: Minatomirai Line, Yokohama Cable Vision Inc.,
Yokohama FM Broadcasting Co., Ltd., Metropolitan Expressway Co., Ltd.,

Contact
Ms. Miyano, Ms. Fujii, Ms.Kubota
Public Relations, Yokohama Museum of Art
3-4-1, Minatomirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama. 220-0012 JAPAN
TEL:+81(0)45 221 0319

FAX:+81(0)45 221 0317

E-mail: pr-yma@yaf.or.jp

Related Information
Takashi Murakami: The 500 Arhats

The 500 Arhats (detail) 2012
Acrylic on canvas mounted on board 302 x 10,000cm
Private collection©2012 Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. AllRights Reserved.

The first large-scale Murakami solo exhibition in Japan in 14 years features The 500 Arhats,
one of the largest paintings ever produced in global art history, as well as a number of new works in which hecontinues to offer up new challenges to the history of contemporary art. This exhibition is an unparalleledopportunity to encounter Murakami as a mature artist working with astonishing scale, energy, and artisticaccomplishment.
Dates:

October 31 (Sat), 2015 - March 6 (Sun), 2016

Open hours:

10:00－22:00 (Tuesdays: 10:00－17:00)*Admission until 30 minutes before closing.

Venue:

Mori Art Museum
53F Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
TEL: +81 (0)3-5777-8600 (Hello Dial)
http://www.mori.art.museum/Contact:Ms. Machino, Ms. Taki, Ms. Tozawa
Public Relations, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo
E-mail: pr@mori.art.museum