Hao Liang: The Sad Zither Susanna Greeves For over twenty years Takashi

For over twenty years Takashi Murakami has been transforming his iconic symbols and characters

as well as from his own photographs

gasoline stations

The first retrospective to focus exclusively on Murakami’s painting

and the graphic shorthand of cartoons

Hao Liang: The Sad Zither Susanna Greeves For over twenty years TakashiThis book was published on the occasion of Hao Liang: The Sad Zither at Gagosian, Grosvenor Hill, London, the first solo exhibition in Europe by the artist. The subtly toned paintings on silk in the exhibition give the methods and motifs of traditional Chinese guohua ink wash painting a contemporary spin. Reflecting on the passage of time and our place in the world, Hao explores themes and symbols from fiction and poetry. Fully illustrated with color