Takashi Murakami: Flower Cushion (Pure Green) Gray Tansey constructs visual allegories about

Tansey constructs visual allegories about the nature and implications of perception

and the canon of Western art

and a conversation between the artist and Hans Ulrich Obrist

and Triptychs and Diptychs

Takashi Murakami: Flower Cushion (Pure Green) Gray Tansey constructs visual allegories aboutFor over twenty years Takashi Murakami has been transforming his iconic symbols and characters, which combine aspects of popular cartoons from Japan, Europe, and the United States, into plush creations. This playful double sided pillow features the artists flower motif with green petals. On one side the pillow shows an awake face adorned with a wide smile and open eyes, and on the reverse there is a sleeping face with peacefully closed eyes and mouth.