and an almost hypnotic optimism
long associated with mortality and the passage of time
The use of the word "TOO" may imply that this "inner fun" is not reserved only for some
In that body pierced by arrows
and certain strands of Japanese imagery remain deeply present in his thinking
A Fork in the Road Basquiat and an almost hypnotic optimismArchival Pigment Print on Canson Velin Cotton Rag paper with deckled edges. This work is a hand signed, dated, and numbered limited edition of 100, signed lower right in pencil, and published by Takashi Murakami's studio, Kaikai Kiki Co., Japan. In 2020, Takashi Murakami produced a small group of archival pigment prints which, unlike his more familiar offset lithographs, were issued in editions of just 100. This shift in technique reflects a desire to