Exhibition, 20 oct. 2011 - 7 janv. 2012
Takashi Murakami Homage to Yves Klein
Galerie Perrotin, Paris, France
This is not the first time that Murakami has evoked Klein’s legacy in his work. in 1991, Murakami painted monochromes which reflected the influence of Klein’s research («Azure»). In 1995, he made a silver and gold-leafed triptych which echoed the Klein monochromes while also evoking the wonderful backgrounds of traditional Japanese art. In 2006, he applied the imprint of...