Monday, April 7, 2008

WISHLIST ITEM + ART + EVENT: Murakami at The Brooklyn Museum

The show includes some 90 works, sampling Mr. Murakami’s entire whimsical world in paintings, wallpapers, colorful sculptures, drawings and a 20-minute animated video. It will consume 18,500 square feet of exhibition space spread over two floors.

Tan Tan Boy, 2001

Mr. Murakami, who is frequently called the Japanese Andy Warhol, is an astute manipulator of visual languages, artistic mediums and business models.

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