Nobuo Tsuji vs. Takashi Murakami: Battle Royale! Japanese Art History Francesco Bonami that interprets a drawing by

that interprets a drawing by Hans Baldung Grien

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and over seventy drawings

some of which were taken during the shooting of the film New York Beat (later renamed Downtown 81)

Nobuo Tsuji vs. Takashi Murakami: Battle Royale! Japanese Art History Francesco Bonami that interprets a drawing byFrom 2009 to 2011 Takashi Murakami and the eminent art historian Nobuo Tsuji engaged in a reimagined e awase (painting contest). In this twenty one round contest, Tsuji selected historical works and Murakami responded creatively. Originally published as Netto Nihon Bijutsu shi by Shinchsha in 2014, the battles have been translated into English by Christopher Stephens and Yuko Sakata for this publication.