Japanese artist Takashi Murakami opens exhibit in Ohio museum with more than 100 works

The art explores the impact of trauma on people and culture, said Ed Schad, curator and publications manager at the contemporary art museum The Broad in Los Angeles. Though there are no obviously direct visual references to historical events, the museum said the art can be seen through the lens of three events in Japanese history: the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the United States during World War II, the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, leading to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Before entering the exhibit on the lower floor of the museum, visitors can walk through a version of the Yumedono, the octagonal-shaped building at Horyuji Temple in Nara, Japan.

Author: Cbs Pittsburgh

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