Inspired by Takashi Murakami

Takashi Murakami (b. 1962, Japan) coined the term "superflat" to describe the graphic style that persists throughout Japanese art history, as well as the "shallowness" of consumer culture today. Blurring high and low art, Murakami takes cues from anime and manga in his iconic paintings and sculptures. Explore a collection of artworks that similarly revel in the cute, the psychedelic, and the grotesque.