Artist Reexamines Japanese Pop Culture and Consumerism in New Perrotin Exhibition
When he was a 25-year-old student in a specialization school in Japan, Mr. first encountered Takashi Murakami, the renowned artist behind the superflat movement. For years, the artist worked with Murakami in his Kaikai Kiki studio and, in so doing, developed a practice similarly inspired by kawaii, otaku, and anime culture. Now, a new exhibition at Perrotin’s Los Angeles location mines Mr.’s own interpretation of the superflat aesthetic.