Bright blue book cover, "Murakami" written in bold black letters along the bottom. A detailed illustration of a man in a kimono holding a potted bamboo plant appears in the middle within an arch shape.

Back cover of book. A fat nude man sits on a pile of patterned blankets with a large abstract frog creature on his head. A woman tends to him.

Takashi Murakami - Stepping on the Tail of a Rainbow (Hardcover)

$ 45.00

Hardcover, 104 pages, Measures 9.5 x 11 inches.

Focusing on one of Murakami’s largest and most important works, In the Land of the Dead, Stepping on the Tail of a Rainbow (2014), this book offers a lavish introduction to the work of one of Japan’s greatest artists. This publication provides a broad overview of Murakami's practice and features 12 works from The Broad's substantial collection of Murakami’s work, including his early sculpture DOB in the Strange Forest (Blue DOB) (1999), Flower Matango (b) (2001–6) and such notable later paintings and drawings as Hustle'n'Punch by Kaikai And Kiki (2009), Of Chinese Lions, Peonies, Skulls, and Fountains (2011) and Tan Tan Bo a.k.a. Gerotan: Scorched by the Blaze in the Purgatory of Knowledge (2018).