I Met a Panda Family Screen print but as icons through which

but as icons through which he explores complex themes such as historical memory

Warhol worked as an advertising illustrator

and gold are not merely decorative choices in his practice

they help build a visual language in which beauty

To Andrés Nagel

I Met a Panda Family Screen print but as icons through whichOffset lithograph with silver on paper, hand signed by Takashi Murakami. Numbered edition of 300. Published by Kaikai Kiki Co. Ltd, Japan. Takashi Murakamis visual universe is rich in explicit references to both art history and cultural memory. Many of his anime like characters function not simply as recurring motifs, but as icons through which he explores complex themes such as historical memory, the relationship between Western and Eastern culture,