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This fresh look at artist Takashi Murakami takes on the
“monstrous” themes of rampant consumerism, human fallibility,
and the perils of life in the digital fast lane, in works from the
past decade One of Japan’s leading contemporary artists,
Takashi Murakami (b. 1962) is known for a wide-ranging practice
that encompasses not only fine art but fashion, consumer products,
curation, and entertainment. Founder of the Superflat movement,
Murakami makes art that is larger than life, boldly colored, and
buoyant, with a Pop sensibility that draws inspiration from anime
and manga. But beyond the happy flowers and kawaii
characters that have defined Murakami’s career lurk darker
manifestations: the sharp-toothed, multi-eyed monsters that have
increasingly become the artist’s vehicle for expressing the
effects of rampant consumerism, human fallibility, and the perils
of life in the digital fast lane. This book explores these themes
in works from the last decade, presenting a disquieting vision of
monsterized beings born in an era of unprecedented environmental,
political, and social turmoil. Conversations with Murakami
and essays by Laura W. Allen, Hiroko Ikegami, and Masako Shiba
deconstruct what monsters mean to the artist and reflect on new
directions in Murakami’s sculpture and the genesis of his recent
NFT projects. The book features lavish color illustrations, a
plastic jacket, dyed edges, and four gatefolds. Published
in association with the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
Exhibition Schedule: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
(September 15, 2023–February 12, 2024)
* * Winner of the 2017 Silver Medal for Fine Art (National Level)
from the Independent Publisher Book Awards * * Featuring dozens of
stunning Japanese woodblock prints, textiles, serving vessels and
thoughtful essays, Seduction paints a vibrant and provocative
picture of Japan's Uikoyo-e or 'floating world.' 'The Floating
World' was catch phrase that defined the pleasure quarters of
Edo-period Japan's (1615-1868) and conveyed a fantasy realm where
men were led to believe they could drift aimlessly in the pursuit
of pleasure. Brothels were a prominent feature, but other
entertainments, such as theater, music, and wrestling were also
offered. Pursuit of such pleasures prompted a revolution in
fashion, literature, and the visual arts, as the pleasure district
was marketed not just through the offer of sex but rather through
the elaboration of the seductive image of a sophisticated demimonde
that beckoned visitors. Seduction show how images of courtesans
were constructed as objects of desire, and it considers how the
artistic version aligned with or departed from the reality of
women's lives. It traces the ways that art was used to transport
viewers to a constructed realm of sensory delights to stimulate
desires and gratify fantasies of carefree pleasure. Editor Laura W.
Allen offers an overview of the seductive spell cast by the
floating world and provides helpful entries on each of the featured
objects. Essays by Melinda Takeuchi, Eric C. Rath, and Julia Meech
introduce the floating world, consider the role of food in the
pleasure quarter, and explore the feminine gaze in the Japanese
print. A translation of the texts on the Hishikawa Moronobu scroll
is included. The result is a fascinating study of the way that
visual objects were used to convey insider knowledge about the
latest fashions in clothing, hairstyles, accessories, and even
games. Armed with such knowledge, a visitor to the pleasure
quarters would be prepared for the pursuit of love and other
objects of desire.
* * Winner of the 2017 Silver Medal for Fine Art (National Level)
from the Independent Publisher Book Awards * * Featuring dozens of
stunning Japanese woodblock prints, textiles, serving vessels and
thoughtful essays, Seduction paints a vibrant and provocative
picture of Japan's Uikoyo-e or 'floating world.' 'The Floating
World' was catch phrase that defined the pleasure quarters of
Edo-period Japan's (1615-1868) and conveyed a fantasy realm where
men were led to believe they could drift aimlessly in the pursuit
of pleasure. Brothels were a prominent feature, but other
entertainments, such as theater, music, and wrestling were also
offered. Pursuit of such pleasures prompted a revolution in
fashion, literature, and the visual arts, as the pleasure district
was marketed not just through the offer of sex but rather through
the elaboration of the seductive image of a sophisticated demimonde
that beckoned visitors. Seduction show how images of courtesans
were constructed as objects of desire, and it considers how the
artistic version aligned with or departed from the reality of
women's lives. It traces the ways that art was used to transport
viewers to a constructed realm of sensory delights to stimulate
desires and gratify fantasies of carefree pleasure. Editor Laura W.
Allen offers an overview of the seductive spell cast by the
floating world and provides helpful entries on each of the featured
objects. Essays by Melinda Takeuchi, Eric C. Rath, and Julia Meech
introduce the floating world, consider the role of food in the
pleasure quarter, and explore the feminine gaze in the Japanese
print. A translation of the texts on the Hishikawa Moronobu scroll
is included. The result is a fascinating study of the way that
visual objects were used to convey insider knowledge about the
latest fashions in clothing, hairstyles, accessories, and even
games. Armed with such knowledge, a visitor to the pleasure
quarters would be prepared for the pursuit of love and other
objects of desire.
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