
Takashi Murakami (Japanese, born 1962). Tan Tan Bo: Eternity, 2016. Acrylic and gold leaf on canvas mounted on aluminum frame; seven panels: 94 1/2 x 289 3/8 inches (240 x 735 cm). Collection François Odermatt. Photograph: Claire Dorn. Courtesy of Galerie Perrotin. © 2016 Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Takashi Murakami: The Deep End of the Universe
Saturday, November 4, 2017
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Sunday, January 28, 2018
1905 Building
Special Museum Admission
Special Museum Hours
The brilliant multipanel works on view at the Albright-Knox exemplify Takashi Murakami’s signature mixture of traditional aesthetics and Japanese pop culture. His is a world populated by cast of stylized figures who are at once playful and menacing; one bear-like creature beams a rainbow smile while another looms over us with a grim, toothy expression of exasperation. Murakami is known for developing the Superflat style, which is inspired in part by the formal flatness characteristic of traditional Japanese paintings and contemporary Japanese anime illustrations alike.
His highly visually stimulating works contain a seemingly endless series of equally weighted, perfectly rendered focal areas that pull and bounce our eyes from one area of a composition to another. From his incredible characters to his signature animated flowers, even the smallest detail compels our attention and immerses us in narrative. These characteristics are heightened in the installation he designed for the Albright-Knox: a monumental series of paintings, totaling more than 150 feet, one of the most ambitious the artist has ever created. Together, these works, which are debuting for the first time in their entirety here in Buffalo, literally envelop us in parallel arenas of riotous color and fields of gold.
This extraordinary visual feast, Murakami’s first large-scale installation in Western New York, is a perfect counterpart to the special exhibition Out of Sight! Art of the Senses.
This exhibition is organized by Chief Curator Cathleen Chaffee.
Admission to this special exhibition is Pay What You Wish on M&T FIRST FRIDAYS @ THE GALLERY.
Special Museum Admission
Admission
Adults, $15
Seniors (62 and over), $11
Veterans, $11
College Students, $11
Youth (Ages 6–18), $9
Children (5 and under), FREE
Members, FREE
Group Admission
Adults, $11
Seniors (62 and over), $9
College Students, $9
Youth (Ages 6–18), $6
Pre-K students (5 and under), $4
Chaperones for students, $6
Members, FREE
Groups are required to make reservations in advance.
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Special Museum Hours
The Albright-Knox will be open until 8 pm on Fridays, January 19 and 26, 2018, during the special exhibitions Takashi Murakami: The Deep End of the Universe and Out of Sight! Art of the Senses.