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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Megan C. Hills

From Drake to Billie Eilish, why celebrities are obsessed with artist Takashi Murakami

Japanese artist Takashi Murakami is renowned for his rainbow vision of the world, which brings together the worlds of anime, sexuality and Japanese trauma surrounding contemporary events for a vibrant and disconcerting trip.

The artist - who is known for his self-coined ‘superflat’ style - is also a long-running favourite of Hollywood’s elite ranging from avid art collector Leonardo Di Caprio through to Kanye West.

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