{"product_id":"takashi-murakami-an-arrow-through-history-isbn-9780847874149","title":"Takashi Murakami: An Arrow Through History","description":"\u003cb\u003eAccompanied by a limited-edition trading card and immersive   augmented-reality experiences, this substantial volume focuses on new work by Takashi   Murakami. Bridging the physical and digital realms, these paintings and   sculptures are inspired by sources ranging from ancient Chinese ceramics to   digital avatars and NFTs.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDocumenting Takashi Murakami’s expansive exhibition of the same title at Gagosian, New York,\u003ci\u003e An Arrow through History\u003c\/i\u003e brings together three new bodies of   work by the renowned Japanese artist that bridge the digital and physical   realms: paintings and sculptures of digital avatars based on the \u003ci\u003eClone X\u003c\/i\u003e NFTs developed in collaboration with RTFKT Studios; paintings of pixelated   flowers related to the \u003ci\u003eMurakami.Flowers\u003c\/i\u003e NFT project, which combining Murakami’s   influential Superflat aesthetic with a style evoking nostalgia for the 1980s   video game graphics; and shaped canvases featuring fish motifs inspired by   the imagery on ancient Chinese ceramics. These new artworks are represented   in full-color plate images, installation photography, and behind-the-scenes   studio shots. Readers can also activate four custom Snapchat lenses accessed   via QR codes in the book to view augmented-reality animations that bring Murakami’s   iconic imagery to life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn   essay by author and researcher Amy Whitaker traces a thread “from the white   cube to the black square,” contextualizing Murakami’s project within art   history and the field of Internet art. A conversation between conceptual footwear   designer Daniel Bailey; Elizabeth Semmelhack, director and senior curator of   Toronto’s Bata Shoe Museum; and Gagosian director of strategic initiatives   Ashley Overbeek examines the urge to collect through the lenses of sneaker   culture and NFTs. Takashi Murakami and RTFKT studios discuss their ongoing   collaboration, the necessity of “cognitive revolution,” and the future of art   in a conversation moderated by \u003ci\u003eGagosian Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e’s Wyatt Allgeier.\u003cb\u003eWyatt Allgeier\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and an editor for \u003ci\u003eGagosian Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives and works in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Bailey\u003c\/b\u003e (aka Mr. Bailey) is a conceptual footwear designer and the founder of the sneaker design and community platform CONCEPTKICKS. For ComplexCon’s Sneakers for Breakfast, he partnered with Takashi Murakami to create a set of sneakers inspired by Takashi’s artwork.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTakashi Murakami\u003c\/b\u003e earned a PhD from the Tokyo University of the Arts Graduate School of Fine Arts. He began exhibiting his work while still at the university and in 1996 established the Hiropon Factory studio (today Kaikai Kiki) to produce it. In addition to making and marketing Murakami’s art and related work, Kaikai Kiki functions as a supportive environment for fostering emerging artists. With the curation of the 2000 \u003ci\u003eSuperflat \u003c\/i\u003eexhibition, Murakami advanced the Superflat theory of Japanese art. He has exhibited widely both in Japan and overseas. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAshley Overbeek\u003c\/b\u003e is director of strategic initiatives at Gagosian, where she worked with Takashi Murakami on his \u003ci\u003eAn Arrow through History\u003c\/i\u003e show. She has been collecting NFTs since early 2019 and cohosts a recurring live audio conversation in which she interviews leading crypto artists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRTFKT Studios \u003c\/b\u003eis a creator-led organization that uses the latest in game engines, NFTs, blockchain authentication, and augmented reality, combined with manufacturing expertise, to create one-of-a-kind sneakers and digital artifacts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Semmelhack\u003c\/b\u003e is the director and senior curator of the Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto. She has curated more than thirty exhibitions, including \u003ci\u003eFuture Now\u003c\/i\u003e, which featured RTFKT’s digital sneakers. She is also the author of several books related to footwear highlighting Takashi Murakami’s collaborations in the sneaker space.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmy Whitaker\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor at New York University and longtime researcher in the intersections of art, economics, and politics. She is the author of three books, \u003ci\u003eMuseum Legs\u003c\/i\u003e (Hol Art Books, 2009),\u003ci\u003e Art Thinking \u003c\/i\u003e(Harper Business, 2016), and \u003ci\u003eEconomics of Visual Art \u003c\/i\u003e(Cambridge University Press, 2021), and coauthor, with Nora Burnett Abrams, of \u003ci\u003eThe Story of NFTs: Artists, Technology, and Democracy \u003c\/i\u003e(Rizzoli and MCA Denver, 2023)\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Gagosian \/ Rizzoli","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305091256549,"sku":"NP9780847874149","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780847874149.jpg?v=1767737722","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/takashi-murakami-an-arrow-through-history-isbn-9780847874149","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}