Murakami at the Brooklyn Museum

© Murakami is something I’ve been looking forward to since I heard about the exhibit’s premiere at MOCA in Los Angeles. I probably would have traveled anywhere within three hours by plane, train or automobile to see it, so it was somewhat of a relief to find out it was coming to the Brooklyn Museum, which is only a three minute walk from my apartment (yay Prospect Heights).

Takashi Murakami is a genius making some of the most provocative art anywhere in the world today (take that, Damien Hirst!). Accessible but endlessly complex, Murakami’s work is instantly recognizable and charming (even when it’s disturbing) and heavily influenced by manga and anime from his native Japan.

You may already be familiar with his work, even if you don’t recognize his name. Murakami designed the cover of Kanye West’s latest album ‘Graduation.’

Check out the video of Mr. Pointy (on of Murakami’s characters) arriving in Brooklyn:



© Murakami is currently at the Brooklyn Museum through July 13.