今日、朝日新聞の大西若人の記事。村上隆：「今後はもう日本では個展をやりたくない」 Today's article by ONISHI Wakato in the Asahi Shimbun Newspaper. MURAKAMI Takashi: "From now on, I don't want to do any more a solo exhibition in Japan"
Today appeared an article written by the ASAHI SHIMBUN Newspaper 朝日新聞 journalist ONISHI Wakato 大西若人 on Japanese art worker 日本のアートワーカー MURAKAMI Takashi’s 村上隆 show in the Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art 京都市京セラ美術館.
Normally, an article of importance gets a hint, a notice on the front page. No “hint” and the article appeared on page 19.
Asahi Shimbun is sponsoring this exhibition.
Because of my friendship with late TANAKA Sanzo 田中三蔵 (see my text here on ART+CULTURE), and my close relationship with Onishi, I shall refrain from commenting on his writing and his journalistic work. Sorry.
3 weeks ago I already introduced Murakami’s Kyoto show here on ART+CULTURE, in this sense the Asahi-article has to be understood in the context of an archival service for my dear ART+CULTURE readers and the future writing about the History of Japanese Contemporary Art, which I, as a Japanese oil painter, am actually part of.
May I quote again, what I wrote here on ART+CULTURE:
“However, he treats most of his staff like slaves, and constantly complains about his personal misery on Instagram. But not anymore on Facebook or X. Check his IG. Metaphorically I can say, “every time he opens his mouth, he lies.” He plays the cool and pitiful Japanese artist who has no money.”
Today’s article emphasises his bullshit-talking again, means: “every time he opens his mouth, he lies.”.
Quote from the Asahi Shimbun:
Mr. Murakami’s main stage is the contemporary art world in Europe and the United States. He says, “In order for Japan to confront the West, we have to analyze what it means to be Japanese,” and asserts, “We can change the world through art.” The works in this exhibition are the embodiment of this attitude, and can be considered a major retrospective of new works.
Murakami says that the essence of his own expression is not understood in Japan and that “he does not want to hold any more solo exhibitions in Japan in the future”.
Original:
欧米の現代美術界を主な舞台とする村上さん。「日本が西洋と対峙（たいじ）するには、日本人とは何かといったことを分析せざるを得ない」と語り、「芸術で世界は変えられる」と言い切る。今展の作品群は、その姿勢を具現化した、新作による大回顧展といえるのだ。
こうした自身の表現の本質は日本では理解されず、「今後はもう日本では個展をやりたくない」と話す村上さん。
Obviously, for ART+CULTURE newcomers and in this Kyoto-context, I shall attach some relevant links about Murakami.
Tokyo, 2024/2/24
亜 真里男 Mario A
Up-date 2024/3/29
(End of up-date)
MURAKAMI Takashi Show and Freezing Mother with Baby. Kyoto’s Problematic Image. Minor, B-Class Exhibitions @ Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art
村上隆個展と凍える母親と赤ちゃん。問題のある京都のイメージ。マイナー、Bクラスの展覧会 @ 京都市京セラ美術館
https://art-culture.world/articles/kyoto-city-kyocera-museum-of-art/
村上隆とNFT：芸術家は、死ぬまでの短い数十年間で、その後何百年も対応可能な作品を作らねばなりません。 (Part 1)
MURAKAMI Takashi thinks, to be remembered hundreds of years later, he has to join shitty NFT: “Murakami Flowers” for dumb NFT digital money speculators (Part 1)
https://art-culture.world/articles/murakami-takashi-村上隆-nft-murakami-flowers/
村上隆とNFT：芸術家は、死ぬまでの短い数十年間で、その後何百年も対応可能な作品を作らねばなりません。 (Part 2)
MURAKAMI Takashi thinks, to be remembered hundreds of years later, he has to join shitty NFT: “Murakami Flowers” for dumb NFT digital money speculators (Part 2)
https://art-culture.world/articles/murakami-flower-2022/
「貧乏臭さ」の象徴：村上隆、ドラえもん、藤子・F・不二雄、ガゴシアン。アート・フリッパー：2020作を2021年4月のオークションへ
Symbol of “Shabbiness”: MURAKAMI Takashi, Doraemon, Fujiko Fujio, Gagosian. Art Flipper: Work of 2020 Selling at April 2021 Auction
https://art-culture.world/articles/takashi-murakami-doraemon-fujiko-fujio-ドラえもん/
世界のNFT作品70%下落。今日の村上隆：すでに入札をしてくださっていた方々には誠に申し訳ないのですが、より便利に楽しく安心して私のNFT作品を楽しんで頂く為にも、今回の取り下げをご理解頂けますと幸いです。
NFTs prices linked to art down 70%. MURAKAMI Takashi, today: I sincerely apologize to those who have already put in their bids, but I hope you will understand the logic behind this withdrawal, the aim of which is to later allow you to enjoy my NFT works more conveniently and with peace of mind.
https://art-culture.world/articles/murakami-takashi-nft-apology/
村上隆：「森ビルさんや、協賛のスポンサーさん達にはご迷惑をお掛けしております が、メディアへのインタヴュー一切をお断りしております。」
MURAKAMI Takashi Refuses To Give Any Press Interview (repost from the archive 過去サイト・アーカイブの再投稿 2015/10/16)
https://art-culture.world/articles/murakami-takashi-refuses-to-give-any-press-interview-村上隆/
森美術館前なう！日本一美術家、天才村上隆の超ダサい、米国産、金色うんこ自画像！爆笑！！
In Front of The Mori Art Museum, NOW! Japan’s No.1 Artist, Genius MURAKAMI Takashi’s, Made in America, Golden Bullshit Self-Portrait Sucks! ROFL!!
https://art-culture.world/articles/genius-murakami-takashi-天才村上隆/
米国ギャラリー Blum&Poeのアーティスト・リストから外された村上隆
Takashi Murakami Had Been Erased From American Gallery Blum & Poe’s Artists’ List
https://art-culture.world/articles/takashi-murakami-blum-poe-村上隆/
今日のJapan Times。「村上隆：日本のアート・アウトサイダー、平成時代を定義した、’嫌われた’アーティスト 」。不幸な村上隆、、、
Today’s Japan Times. “Takashi Murakami: Japan’s art outsider. The ‘hated’ artist who defined the Heisei Era”. An Unhappy MURAKAMI Takashi…
https://art-culture.world/articles/takashi-murakami-japans-art-outsider-the-hated-artist-村上隆/
村上作品の価値？不幸な村上隆、、、
The Value of Murakami’s Works? An Unhappy MURAKAMI Takashi…
https://art-culture.world/articles/takashi-murakami-art-works-value/
日本のアート界を駄目にした男？ 不幸な村上隆、、、
The Man Who Ruined The Japanese Art World? An Unhappy MURAKAMI Takashi…
https://art-culture.world/articles/takashi-murakami-kaikai-kiki-japanese-art-world/
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