Takashi Murakami: New Day: Self-Portrait Robert Therrien These compositions marked a transitional

These compositions marked a transitional moment in his career

It includes twelve blank flat cards featuring key works from the exhibition

featuring new works by the artist

1950s pinup photography

In an interview with Brooklyn Rail publisher and artistic director Phong Bui

Takashi Murakami: New Day: Self-Portrait Robert Therrien These compositions marked a transitionalLaunched in response to the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in the Tohoku region of Japan, Takashi Murakamis New Day initiative began as an open call for visual responses to the disaster, and grew to include exhibitions, artist designed products, and other fundraising ventures. Murakami himself produced several works under the New Day rubric, including this bright self portrait screen print. Uncharacteristically, he pictures himself as distraught, his