Superflat creator and artist extraordinaire Takashi Murakami will open his latest exhibit at the Gagosian Gallery in London next Tuesday, June 28th. His retrospective show at the MOCA was one of the best ever exhibited at the seminal museum, and his exhibit at Chateau de Versailles last year made global headlines. This new exhibit will […]
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Jun
Superflat creator opens UK exhibit Tuesday, June 28th
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Jun
A quick peek into one of Australia's top menswear labels
By Madeleine Parker In 2008 Huw Bennett, Felix Chan and Arran Russell combined their talents, creativity and knowledge of the fashion industry and started a menswear label in Sydney, Australia. By 2009 the first collection from Vanishing Elephant hit the shelves and people instantly took notice. The vintage inspired colour palette with it’s luxurious yet […]
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Apr
Mike Leavitt brings the action to the world's top artists
Who wouldn’t want a tiny action figure of Damien Hirst or Jeff Koons on their desk, just to mock relentlessly every time your boss gets grossly overpaid for something or hogs unnecessary credit for something he didn’t create? Or you can have some artist you actually respect — really it’s up to you. Visual artist […]
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Feb
Ivan Vartanian and Kyoko Wada connect the dots
In this 176 page book, Tokyo-based authors Ivan Vartanian and Kyoko Wada take a holistic view of Japanese art throughout its 5 millenniums of history and analyze common threads found throughout. See/Saw finds ways to unite such chronologically disparate themes as Giant Robots and ancient Samurai illustrations, or uniting Murakimi’s Superflat school of art with […]
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Sep
Three new plush dolls from Murakami
Three new plush dolls from Takashi Murakami have hit Colette recently (I included the Rainbow Flower above only because he’s so rad). The Frazzled collection of stuffed plush toys include “Kaikai”, “Kiki” and “Mr Dob” from Murakami’s iconic superflat series, and have to be just about the perfect gift for any baby shower (check out […]
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Sep
What you're missing if you do not live in Paris
UPDATE: If you want to see more of the exhibit, Flavorwire has a nice gallery to peruse. A beautiful peek at the current Takashi Murakami exhibit at Chateau de Versailles by OFIVE.TV. Very well shot, plus the soundtrack by Air doesn’t hurt…
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Jan
The inexplicable beauty of hideous monsters
When I first saw Joshua Ben Longo’s creations I knew I’d stumbled across a little bit of pixie dust. I can’t totally explain it, but his monstrous creations just resonate with me from a distant place reserved for childhood wonders — stuff like comic books, monsters both repulsive and whimsical, sci-fi flicks and, yes, stuffed […]
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Jun
Happy flowers, pandas and more!
I know saying you love Takashi Murakami is like saying you like Wes Anderson or Radiohead, but I really love Murakami. I remember when my friend gave me a Buddhafingers candy bar to munch on and we went to see the Murakami retrospective at MOCA, and I nearly lost my marbles. I was already an […]
