Previews: Takashi Murakami – “HEADS↔HEADS” @ Galerie Perrotin (New York)

Coming up on April 28th, Galerie Perrotin’s New York location will be hosting the opening of HEADS↔HEADS, the latest solo from Takashi Murakami. Spanning three floors of the space, the exhibition from the Japanese artist will include a new series of paintings inspired by the work of Francis Bacon as well as Transcendent Attacking a Whirlwind, a 33 feet long piece adorned with gold and platinum leaf that is a homage to Japanese artist Soga Shohaku. Take a look at more preview images below…

Top image: Portrait of the artist ©2018 Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
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Portrait of the artist, 2018
©2018 Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

Homage to Francis Bacon (Study for Head of George Dyer (on light ground)), 2016
Acrylic on canvas mounted on aluminum frame 100×100×5cm/393/8 ×393/8 ×115/16 in
©2016 Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Photo: Claire Dorn / Courtesy Perrotin

Homage to Francis Bacon
(Second Version of Triptych (on light ground)), 2016 Acrylic, gold and platinum leaf on canvas mounted on aluminum frame
Triptych (3 panels)
197.8 × 147.5 × 5.1 cm / 777/8 × 581/16 × 21/16 in (each) ©2016 Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Courtesy Perrotin

Transcendent Attacking a Whirlwind, 2017
Acrylic, gold leaf, and platinum leaf on canvas mounted on wood panel
300 × 1000 cm / 1181/8 × 39311/16 in (10 panels)
©2017 Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Courtesy Perrotin