TAKASHI MURAKAMI, Tan Tan Bo - In Communication, 2014. Acrylic, gold leaf and platinum leaf on canvas mounted on wood panel
Takashi Murakami: In the Land of the Dead, Stepping on the Tail of a Rainbow
I know, that’s a looooong title for a show but I feel compelled to tell you about it before it closes this Saturday, January 17. What I can discern from the exceedingly high brow press release from the Gagosian Gallery is that Takashi Murakami has created these new works in response to his exploration of Japanese art produced in the aftermath of historic natural disasters. There are several vast canvases, quite colorful and seemingly playful yet dark in tone with elements of sci-fi, manga, Buddhist and Shinto imagery.
In addition there is an enormous 56 ton replica of a sanmon (sacred gate) that guards Buddhist temples. Due to the expansive proportions of the gallery, Murakami is able to exhibit works the size of which you rarely see in a setting of this nature. Enough said, if you can make it over to Chelsea by Saturday have a look in on one of the more captivating shows I have seen yet this new year.
FREE, 10:00AM-6:00PM, Gagosian Gallery, 555 W. 24th St. NY, NY. Closes Saturday, January 17, 2015.
