MURIKAMI, Takashi

2000

Plastic, vinyl with mini CD

11 h. x 8" h. OVERALL

Beginning in 1988, the Norton Family sent a limited edition Christmas gift to a wide list of friends in the art community including art institutions. Commissioned by an artist, the gift encompassed a variety of multi-media artworks including a porcelain ashtray, a printed fan, a woven blanket, a lifesaver, a dollhouse and a crazy coffee cup all of which later became a part of the Norton Family Art Projets. In 2000, the Norton's presented Murakami's Oval which includes a cartoon-like character, Oval, a meditating figure loosely based on a Japanese Buddha sculpture. This four part work, consists of a figure sitting atop a cosmos ball, which is Murakamis name for the sphere covered with smiling flowers. The ball holds a CD with music composed and performed especially for this project by the Tokyo-based duo ZacYumiko. Printed on the circular base; PNFCP Christmas Project 2009, Takashi Murikami, music by Zakyumika, Hiropen factory.The artist is a best known member of a generation of Japanese Pop artists who emerged in the 1990s. (a) Head; (b) Upper body; (c) Lower body; (d) Saucer

2000

MURIKAMI, Takashi

b. Japan, 1962

Gift of Bruce Robertson and Thomas Kren

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