Takashi Murakami brings a modern twist to Japanese art history at Gagosian, reimagining 17th-century Kyoto with mythical guardians. https://t.co/aBeUxjrpDi

Murakami points out that his transformation partly the result of Japan's long recession. The bubble burst in the early '90s, creating a generation that faced a level of economic uncertainty unknown since the '50s. Murakami feels that Japan's long celebration of consumerism has turned to critique.

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