Takashi Murakami Brings 'JAPONISME' Full Circle at Gagosian

Takashi Murakami reimagines art history in his upcoming JAPONISME ' Cognitive Revolution: Learning from Hiroshige, staged at Gagosian's West 21st Street gallery in New York from May 8 through July 12.On view are 121 new and recent (re)works produced in response to the enduring influence of the ukiyo-e school, particularly Utagawa Hiroshige's 100 Famous Views for its strength in narrative, style and technique. In a nod to Japonisme - the 19th-century Western fascination with Japanese art - Muraka...