Takashi Murakami at Galerie Mars in with "Polyrhythm" (1992). Photographed by Ithaka Darin Pappas at Galerie Mars in Shibuya-Ku

Takashi Murakami with "Polyrhythm" (1992) Photographed by Ithaka Darin Pappas at Galerie Mars in Shibuya-Ku

 At the beginning of his career, Murakami appeared to be content with the lot of most successful contemporary artists: to create work that is admired by critics and desired by wealthy collectors but leaves the general public baffled or hostile. He was constructing conceptual pieces similar to the art being made in the West. Among those early works, which began attracting attention in the early 90's, was "Polyrhythm", a seven-foot-high slab of yellow resin, minimalist in form, on which many toy United States infantry soldiers climb. 

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Takashi Murakami photographed with "Polyrhythm" by Ithaka Darin Pappas 

in Tokyo Los Angeles (1992) 

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Takashi Murakami - photographed by artist Ithaka Darin Pappas (1992)

"Murakami Yawns At Mars" 1992 (Takashi Murakami as photographed by: Ithaka Darin Pappas). World-renowned contemporary artist #TakashiMurakami @takashipom photographed at Mars Gallery in Shibuya-Ku, Japan, Tokyo by Greek-Californian artist/photographer IthakaDarinPappas @_Ithaka_ @photographer_ithaka.d.pappas Takashi Murakami is one of the most praised Asian artists on the contemporary art scene and in 2008, he was the only visual artist to be named one of the #100mostinfluential people by the Time magazine. For licensing inquiries regarding these rare images of Takashi Murakami by Ithaka Darin Pappas, please contact ithaka.official@gmail.com