
The Great Takashi Murakami is a Japanese artist, designer and mentor who is best known for coining the style “Superflat” — an intermingling of traditional Japanese painting with contemporary animation. In addition, he has an extensive line of his own figurines, Louis Vuitton limited edition handbags and mentors a group of artists known as Kaikai Kiki. And these is the guy responsible for Kanye West's sick-o-ning album cover for hi recent album "Graduation". He will have a retrospective of his work at the Brooklyn Museum in NYC, April 5-July 13, 2008.
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