Takashi Murakami: SUPERFLAT Monogram (Green) University of Chicago William Whitney takes a close

William Whitney takes a close look at recent work by Theaster Gates

and Jay Shriver

“All told

The number 108 is associated with the Buddhist principle of bonnō

and a crawling “radiant baby”—which he combined with abstract marks and patterns in densely packed compositions

Takashi Murakami: SUPERFLAT Monogram (Green) University of Chicago William Whitney takes a closePart of a series of works produced by Takashi Murakami in collaboration with Louis Vuitton, this limited edition screen print blends high art with commercial design by appropriating the luxury fashion houses iconic logo. Representing its well known monogram print and floral motifs in a bright color palette on a black ground, Murakami furthers his interest in reinterpreting contemporary iconography according to a range of Eastern and Western aesthetic