Tongari-kun, 2003-2004
Fibreglass, steel and oil, acrylic and urethane paint. 702 x 350 x 350 cm. (276 x 138 x 138 in).
This work is unique from a series of four differently coloured works one of which is an artist's proof.
PROVENANCE Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York
EXHIBITED New York, Rockefeller Center, Reversed Double Helix, 9 September – 12 October, 2003 (another example exhibited); Tokyo, Roppongi Hills, Tongari-kun – Mr. Pointy & the Four Guards, 22 July – 25 September, 2005 (another example exhibited); Los Angeles, The Museum of Contemporary Art, 29 October, 2007 – 11 February, 2008; Brooklyn, Brooklyn Museum of Art, 4 April – 13 July, 2008; © Murakami; Frankfurt, Museum fur Moderne Kunst, September – December, 2008; Bilbao, Guggenheim Museum, February – May 2009; © Murakami (another example exhibited)
LITERATURE Exhibition catalogue, The Museum of Contemporary Art, © Murakami, Los Angeles, 2007, n.p. (illustrated)
Arriving on the art scene in the 1990s, artist Takashi Murakami has wasted no time catapulting himself to the forefront of global contemporary art, establishing himself as contemporary culture’s most formidable force with his blend of pop culture iconography, with historic...
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