{"product_id":"takashi-murakami-under-the-radiation-falls-catalog","title":"Takashi Murakami - Under the Radiation Falls Catalog","description":"\u003cp\u003ePublished by Garage, 2018\u003cbr\u003eHardcover, 312 pages\u003cbr\u003ecm | in \u003cbr\u003eText in Russian \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublished on the occasion of the exhibition \"Under the Radiation Falls\" at Garage MCA, 2018.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eFrom the publisher\u003c\/span\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe catalogue has four parts, which correspond to the sections in the exhibition:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eArt\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Little Boy and the Fat Man,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eKawaii\u003c\/em\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSutajio\u003c\/em\u003e, or \u003cem\u003eStudio\u003c\/em\u003e. Each section explores a particular phenomenon in Japanese culture that has been revisited by Murakami in his works or series. The volume includes new essays by expert in Japanese culture Aynura Yusupova, who looks into traditional motifs in Murakami’s work, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eanime\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003escholar Ryūsuke Hikawa, who introduces the reader to Japanese post-war\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eanime\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003etokusatsu\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eculture. Curator of the show Ekaterina Inozemtseva has conducted an interview with the artist where Murakami has revealed the story of his artistic path and his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe catalogue features 256 photographs of all works in the exhibition, including those by Murakami and paintings by old Japanese masters from the collection of The Pushkin Museum,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003emanga\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eanime\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esketches from private collections, and photographs provided by Getty Images and Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum. One of the most recognizable images of Murakami\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTime Bokan\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the cover image of the catalogue. This contour of the skull, resembling a «mushroom» of nuclear blast, glows in the dark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Sutajio\u003c\/em\u003e. or \u003cem\u003eStudio\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esection features interviews with Murakami’s assistants who work in his Kaikai Kiki studio and other collaborators involved in the making of his art: from paintings and sculptures to souvenirs and fancy-dress costumes. These offer insight into the artist’s unique method and the way he organizes his work.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Takashi Murakami","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42360990924982,"sku":"","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0270\/1374\/2707\/files\/takashi_murakami_under_the_radiation_falls_garage_mca_00.jpg?v=1788890834","url":"https:\/\/storeny.perrotin.com\/products\/takashi-murakami-under-the-radiation-falls-catalog","provider":"Perrotin New York","version":"1.0","type":"link"}