Takashi Murakami: AND THEN Black Luca Guadagnino Percival Everett continues his gripping

Percival Everett continues his gripping tale of a wayward New Mexican artist retreat

Essayist Carlos Peris examines the artist’s use of the camera as a tool

Discussing the exhibited works in depth

among other luminaries

Takashi Murakami: AND THEN Black Luca Guadagnino Percival Everett continues his grippingThis limited edition screen print by Takashi Murakami depicts the artists iconic Mr. DOB character in black on a metallic silver checkerboard background. Mr. DOB, whose name derives from the Japanese slang term dobojite (why?), is a sort of alter ego for Murakami and represents his critique of consumer society. The artist developed the anime inspired mascot in the early 1990s in response to what he described as the market survivability of characters