Takashi Murakami: Maiko in Springtime Kyoto Lisane Basquiat Made in Italy

Made in Italy

Available in black and red

and journal entries

It incorporates a charming line drawing of an owl’s head rendered as a simple spiral with eyes and beak—a motif not repeated in other posters by the artist—and presents the show’s title in lively hand-drawn white lettering against a solid auburn ground

and literary sketches of the portrait subjects by the novelist

Takashi Murakami: Maiko in Springtime Kyoto Lisane Basquiat Made in ItalyThis screen print with gold leaf by Takashi Murakami depicts a woman in a blue kimono with a pink cherry blossom design standing in front of a checkerboard patterned gold and bronze background embellished with additional smiling blooms. Behind the figure, a red torii gate and a pagoda usher viewers toward a spiritual world, while green hills inscribed with Japanese characters evoke the local landscape. The title suggests that the subject is a maiko,