![]() ![]() Measuring 82 feet long, it’s “informed by 18th-century painters Soga Shohaku and Ito Jakuchu,” and it speaks to Murakami’s belief that we should inform our present by “reaching for new and alternative truths in picture making by imitating existing forms or styles.” This work, completed in 2014, employs motifs from Shohaku’s painting Gunsenzu, or Immortals (1764)-itself emulating an older work. ![]() Fans of the artist’s oeuvre will recognize his visual language and see how it grows and changes throughout the years-while managing to be one distinct voice.Īmong the pieces in the exhibition is the massive painting titled In the Land of the Dead, Stepping on the Tail of a Rainbow. There are sculptures, paintings, wallpaper, and immersive installations. ![]() The show features 18 works spanning Murakami’s career, sourced from the Broad collection and beyond. ![]()
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