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Artist profile

Takashi Murakami

Takashi Murakami is a Japanese contemporary artist who originated the Superflat movement, bridging high art and consumer culture through aesthetic references to anime, manga, and classical Japanese art.

Ranking metrics

Cofactor

144.23

Credential score

3537.0

Reference 80×100cm

$178,850

Credentials

Nationality
Japanese
Museum exhibitions
150
Solo exhibitions
90
Group exhibitions
250
Museum collections
Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Museum of Modern Art, Guggenheim Museum, The Broad
Gallery representation
Gagosian, Perrotin
Private collections
300
Press
1500
Scholarly articles
200
Books
40
Auction record
$15,165,000

Last updated 2026-08-08.

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Sources and confidence by field

Average field confidence 56% · 13 imported fields · 10 without a field-level source

Identity

Nationality

Japanese

46%

Birth / death years

1962

46%

Mediums

painting, sculpture, digital art, printmaking

46%

Prices

Auction record

$15,165,000

87%

Representation

Gallery representation

Gagosian, Perrotin

87%

Museum collections

Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Museum of Modern Art, Guggenheim Museum, The Broad

87%

Private collections

300

46%

Exhibitions

Museum exhibitions

150

46%

Solo exhibitions

90

46%

Group exhibitions

250

46%

Bibliography

Books

40

46%

Press

1500

46%

Scholarly articles

200

46%