Murakami

It seemed like just yesterday people were flocking to Louis Vuitton to buy Murakami. Now that the craze is over and we pass time waiting for the items to become truly vintage, why not see his art in its full glory?  Last Saturday marked the opening reception of his first major US exhibition in over four years at the gallery Blum & Poe, and the exhibition Arhat ("a being who has achieved a state of enlightenment") did not disappoint. 

Some pieces below:

Fire Sculpture.

Various pieces from Flowers & Skulls collection.

 

 

Some version of Pom & Me.

 

 

Fate sculpture (and me staring right at Fate).  Note: Murakami's first wall-mounted sculpture.

 

 

Deer God of the Forest and Arhat.

 

 

Name unknown. 

 



 

Another self-portrait (name also unknown).

 

Definitely worth checking out if you are in the LA area.