“Little Boy: The Arts of Japan’s Exploding Subculture” (2005)
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“Little Boy: The Arts of Japan’s Exploding Subculture” (2005) is a landmark exhibition and catalog curated by Takashi Murakami that explores postwar Japanese pop culture, otaku aesthetics, and the Superflat art movement.
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| Little Boy: The Arts of Japan’s Exploding Subculture | 0 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
art exhibition
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exhibition catalog ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle | Little Boy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd.
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Superflat theory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| creator | Takashi Murakami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| curator | Takashi Murakami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Takashi Murakami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Japanese subculture
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Superflat movement NERFINISHED ⓘ anime ⓘ manga ⓘ otaku aesthetics ⓘ otaku culture ⓘ postwar Japanese pop culture ⓘ |
| genre | art exhibition catalog ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
consumerism
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high–low art boundary ⓘ kawaii aesthetics ⓘ mass media ⓘ nuclear trauma in Japan ⓘ youth culture ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | printed catalog ⓘ |
| notableFor |
analysis of postwar Japanese visual culture
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linking otaku culture with contemporary art discourse ⓘ popularizing Superflat internationally ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| relatedField |
Japanese studies
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cultural studies ⓘ media studies ⓘ |
| relatedMovement |
Superflat
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postmodern art ⓘ |
| subject |
Japanese contemporary art
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cultural criticism ⓘ popular culture studies ⓘ visual culture ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
early 21st century Japan
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late 20th century Japan ⓘ post–World War II Japan ⓘ |
| title | Little Boy: The Arts of Japan’s Exploding Subculture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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