New York Magazine: Jerry Saltz at '©Murakami'

Sure, Takashi Murakami artwork is famously difficult to describe, but New York art critic Jerry Saltz rises to the challenge. Saltz visited Murakami's show "©Murakami" at the Brooklyn Museum to walk us through a few of the highlights. Video by Jonah Green.

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[ernstwhere]

Jerry Saltz misses the work by a mile. Murakami's curated show 'Little Boy' at Japan Society explained much art and pop culture is a response to the nuclear attacks, and the responding 'cute' kawaii culture in Japan.. 'Little Boy' was the American name for the bomb. Through this lens Murakama's obsessive and possibly expressive vision is less cotton candy than a rebuke importing ideas and products to a thoughtless country that still is seen as an occupied force in Japan. Warhol? Really?

[etheangel2220]

he can probably talk about those two murakami pieces without laughing, because he is not 6 years old...

[sonof bish]

I have been noticing this more often with these videos they aren't helpful at all, I am doing a scholarly paper and what you have to say is pretty much on the mark. Murakami even talks about japan being castrated and that these anime toys are a commentary on what japan had created after the bombs to heal their collapsed society with and now the youth uses it as a crutch almost. People are socially crippled and socially castrated. But I could be wrong

[Tri Ngo]

"Murakami isn't interested in what is underneath." This is totally what is underneath us, it isn't the surface anymore.

[TheGriffindor92]

I've been to one of his exhibitions this year and it was fabulous! though there weren't any LV bags :( I can't afford it but its still pretty to look at :)

[DarianParkerStudio]

So he is an anime artist

[poetessbritt]

you have this YOUNG GIRL with gigantic breasts, udder-like nipples, EXPLODING MILK...wtf hahahaha

[SStheruler]

This stuff is boring

[fameland]

"he gives your eyes a good time"

[MsMadisonGrey]

Am I the only one thats bored. . .