Takashi Murakami
Art Basel in Miami Beach Diary: B-52s monkey around, channelling Marina Abramović and the Pérez gets its funk on
Plus: Scope gets in a pickle(ball), Perrotin says do look up and Elberto Muller takes the slow train
Takashi Murakami: the pop artist on cartoons, capitalism and what he learnt from Star Wars
The Japanese artist, whose latest show opens in San Francisco this month, explains the connection between his colourful aesthetic and darker influences, including natural disasters and the pandemic
Bored Apes, Beeple and Takashi Murakami among the winners at second annual NFT Awards in New York
The awards were given out during the fourth edition of the NFT.NYC conference, which is unfolding amid a major downturn in cryptocurrency markets
Takashi Murakami opens major augmented reality show at The Broad in Los Angeles
“For people who are not really familiar with my art, maybe it's hard to understand fully,” the artist says. "I think as a first step of communication, it's a great thing.”
Takashi Murakami organises Outsider art sculpture show in vast New York space
Collectors can still break into market for self-taught work, says fair founder
Zao Wou-Ki dominates Hong Kong auctions
The Chinese-French Modern master continues to lead art market in Hong Kong
Frieze New York pays tribute to the School of Hudson
The maverick art dealer helped to shape New York’s contemporary art scene by finding and supporting some of today's biggest artists
Basquiat blockbuster and Schiele show lined up for Fondation Louis Vuitton next autumn
Spring show at Bernard Arnault’s Paris institution includes unseen collection works by artists such as Murakami and Matisse
Versailles exhibitions spark controversy: Perrotin answers the critics
Three of Emmanuel Perrotin's artists host shows at the iconic French palace
How did the financial downturn impact the market for brand-name artists like Hirst and Murakami?
Both have adopted marketing strategies more typical of luxury goods firms than artists. In 2009 we looked at their market history
News from New York: Crumbs for Zwirner while Murakami pulls out all stops for Gagosian Exhibition
But the Japanese artist keeps French billionaire François Pinault waiting for his 13-panel painting
Murakami to launch art fair Geisai in Basel next year
The Japanese art festival's new edition will be well placed to offer exposure to emerging stars
Murakami to Gagosian?
Japanese artist and curator may have moved on from his gallerist of 10 years
These are the Japanese artists in the international league
Two have already broken the $1 million barrier, and auction prices are rising