right next to the skull, I spread a handful of paperclips.” Overall, what Rubin offers readers is a slower, more meditative novel. But meditations have never been Murakami’s strength.

There, in Jingu Stadium, he decided he could write a novel. The birth of Haruki Murakami’s career as a beloved giant of global fiction sounds as improbable as any outlandish event in his books.

A month ago Dodgers gear festooned with colorful flowers in the unmistakable designs of acclaimed Japanese artist Takashi Murakami sold out in minutes at a pop-up on Fairfax Ave. A couple hundred ...

A month ago Dodgers gear festooned with colorful flowers in the unmistakable designs of acclaimed Japanese artist Takashi Murakami sold out in minutes at a pop-up on Fairfax Avenue. A couple of ...

Iwasa Matabei RIP” (2023–24), Murakami’s take on a 17th-century depiction of Kyoto. Originally a detailed folding screen, his version features gold-leaf clouds, skull motifs inspired by ...

Following the initial drop's massive success, the Los Angeles Dodgers have teamed up with Japanese artist Takashi Murakami once again for another collaboration. Takashi Murakami throws the ...

It’s been more than 20 years since Japanese artist Takashi Murakami collaborated with Louis Vuitton. He was recruited by then-creative director Marc Jacobs to produce a series of bags and ...

If you are a fan of world-renowned artist Takashi Murakami and the Los Angeles Dodgers, you’ll want to get your hands on the Japanese Heritage Night capsule collection before it sells out.

Why it matters: The new exhibit, "Takashi Murakami: Stepping on the Tail of a Rainbow," comes from a world-renowned Japanese artist and stands as one of the more jaw-dropping CMA showcases in ...

That man is 63-year-old Japanese artist and pop culture icon Takashi Murakami. One of the most influential artists of the last 100 years, Murakami was in town kicking off a Cleveland Museum of Art ...