Takashi Murakami: Flowers & Skulls Edmund de Waal along with images of never

along with images of never before published artworks

and its focus on an object from the artist’s everyday life

and poet of the Song dynasty

making them feel closer to the area’s natural topography

Takashi Murakami: Flowers & Skulls Edmund de Waal along with images of neverThis book was published on the occasion of Takashi Murakami: Flowers & Skulls at Gagosian, Hong Kong, the artists first exhibition in that city. Featuring new paintings, the presentation juxtaposed the artists natural optimism with his critical perspective on postwar Japan, symbolizing the dichotomy through the stark contrast of smiling flowers with menacing skulls. Whether pictured in single portraits or complex groups, these resonant memento mori