Takashi Murakami
Subtitle: lineage of eccentrics : a collaboration with Nobuo Tsuji and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
By: edited and with an introduction by Anne Nishimura Morse
Contributors: Morse, Anne Nishimura, editor, interviewer; Tsuji, Nobuo, 1932- interviewee; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Edition: First edition.
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 207
ISBN-13: 9780878468492
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Boston Museum of Fine Arts; Interviews; Postmodernism; Japanese Art; Exhibitions
Other titles: Lineage of eccentrics
Description: Takashi Murakami's irreverent, pop culture-infused art has made him one of the most recognized Japanese artists today. His bright, contemporary boisterousness, however, belies his deep scholarship and engagement with traditional Japanese art. 'Takashi Murakami: Lineage of Eccentrics' presents key examples of Murakami's work alongside a rich selection of Japanese masterpieces spanning several centuries and arranged here according to concepts laid out by his mentor and foil, leading Japanese art historian Nobuo Tsuji. These include works by Kawanabe Kyosai, Soga Shohaku, Kano Eino, Ito Jakuchu and Hishikawa Moronobu. Beautifully illustrated with Tsuji's selections from the peerless Japanese art collection at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, as well as some of the artist's best-known works of painting and sculpture, the combination of old and new in this groundbreaking volume enriches our understanding of each, and ultimately shows us how contemporary art can be seen as part of a continuum or lineage.
Notes: Published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same name held at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, October 18, 2017-April 1, 2018.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Director's forward / Matthew Teitelbaum; title: Artist statement / Takashi Murakami; title: Negotiating the global: engaging with the local / Anne Nishimura Morse; title: Catalogue / Anne Nishimura Morse; Superflat; Animation; Kazari; Asobi; Religiosity; Eccentricity; title: Looking at Japanese art / Nobuo Tsuji; title: A conversation with Takashi Murakami and Nobuo Tsuji.