April 02, 2008
In-your-face anime '©Murakami' to open in Brooklyn
Japanese pop art will take over Brooklyn starting this weekend when "© MURAKAMI" opens at the Brooklyn Museum, showcasing more than 90 anime- and manga-style works by Takashi Murakami.
 Ranging from a 3D flower ball to a sculpture of a woman with whomping-big milk-shooting breasts, the exhibition is also big on its retail opportunities with a Louis Vuitton gallery right in the middle. (The new Monogramouflage design will debut at the Brooklyn Museum's LV shop on June 1 and then will be sold in "selected Louis Vuitton stores worldwide," according to the museum's news release.)
During this morning's media preview of the exhibition, museum officials defended the decision to showcase the LV shop inside the exhibition gallery itself. "Murakami's designs for Louis Vuitton "are not offshoots of his other works. They are the works itself," said Brooklyn Museum Director Arnold Lehman.
Normally, admission to the Brooklyn Museum is by a suggested donation of $8 for adults. But access to "© MURAKAMI" will cost $10 per adult, and it's not just a suggestion. (At least it includes access to the rest of the museum.) The museum has charged mandatory admission in the past for exhibitions such as "Sensation" in 1999, a museum spokesman told NewYorkology.
The exhibition was organized, and originally on view at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles. Although one sculpture from that exhibition -- the 18 1/2-foot-tall "Oval Buddha" -- is too big for Brooklyn. Instead, the 6,613-pound work will be on display in Manhattan at the 590 Sculpture Garden concurrent with the Brooklyn show. It's located in the former IBM building at 590 Madison Ave., map.
MoCA LA has its own YouTube channel, including a chat with the artist about the Oval Buddha.
"© MURAKAMI" will be on display at the Brooklyn Museum through July 13.
After the jump, see pictures of the LV shop and the Murakami offerings in the Brooklyn Museum.
Art image credits: (top) Takashi Murakami. Flower ball (3D), 2002. Acrylic on canvas mounted on board. 39 3/8 inches diameter, 1 15/16 inches depth. Private Collection. Courtesy of Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, Paris and Miami. ©2002 Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
(middle) Takashi Murakami. Tan Tan Bo Puking - a.k.a. Gero Tan, 2002. Acrylic on canvas mounted on board. 141 3/4 x 283 7/16 x 2 5/8 inches. Collection of Amalia
Dayan and Adam Lindemann. Courtesy of Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, Paris and Miami. ©2002 Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
(bottom) Takashi Murakami. The World of Sphere, 2003. Acrylic on canvas. 137 13/16 x 137 13/16 inches. Private collection. New York. Courtesy of Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York. ©2003 Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
All art images provided to NewYorkology by the Brooklyn Museum. Image of Takashi Murakami speaking during today's media preview and the gift shop offerings are by Amy Langfield/NewYorkology.
Earlier: Brooklyn confirms Vuitton/Murakami shop, exclusives
Anime dress-up at Murakami's Brooklyn Museum debut
Murakami in Brooklyn: no Oval Buddha, but new LV
Big Takashi Murakami show coming to Brooklyn in April
April 2, 2008 01:37 PM in Midtown, Museums, Out of Manhattan, Shopology, Sightsology
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