Murakami: Ego book book Tapping into the shoe’s basketball

Tapping into the shoe’s basketball roots

with a Jumpman charm attached to the lowest ring via a short gold chain

visible Air cushioning in the midsole and grey elephant-print overlays at the toe and heel

The sneaker’s titular hue appears on the collar lining

Murakami: Ego book book Tapping into the shoe’s basketballA comprehensive volume overseen by the artist himself on one of the most renowned living artists today, Takashi Murakami. Takashi Murakami is celebrated the world over for his deft blurring of high and low art. In this volume, accompanying a major exhibition of his work and the first in the Middle East, readers are immersed in the unique way Murakami channels the ecstasy and anxiety of contemporary culture. Conceived by the artist as a self portrait