Takashi Murakami: major retrospective of Japanese artist to be held in Sydney this year

An exhibition of work by acclaimed Japanese artist Takashi Murakami will be presented in Sydney in December 2026.
Takashi Murakami 'Cherry Blossoms Fujiyama JAPAN' (detail), 2020, acrylic and platinum leaf and gold leaf on canvas mounted on aluminum frame, 50 × 212.5 cm © 2020 Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

The Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW) has announced a blockbuster Australian-first retrospective exhibition of internationally acclaimed Japanese artist Takashi Murakami, featuring the global premiere of new work and celebrating three decades of creative output by one of the most influential and recognisable contemporary artists of our time.

Developed by AGNSW in collaboration with Murakami, the exhibition traces the artist’s practice from the explosive innovations of the 1990s to a suite of new works yet to be revealed.

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