Takashi Murakami: School Entrance Ceremony Elizabeth Karp-Evans Howard Hodgkin

Howard Hodgkin

curated by Richard Calvocoressi

I paint a black mother

and other evidence of Twombly’s intense contact with the paper

the female nude torso is hand-carved from ethereal gray quartz and intertwined with 18-karat white gold threads (pictured) or a combination of white cacholong—a variety of opal—and 18-karat yellow gold

Takashi Murakami: School Entrance Ceremony Elizabeth Karp-Evans Howard HodgkinSchool Entrance Ceremony is a limited edition print featuring Takashi Murakamis distinctive multicolored smiling flower motif, which first appeared in his practice in 1995. A graphic floral outline is filled with multiple smaller versions of the same design in a variety of bright color combinations. The resultant image resonates with Murakamis renowned Superflat aesthetic, in which he combines classical Japanese painting techniques with contemporary