“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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Predicate Object
instanceOf art exhibition
exhibition catalog
alternativeTitle Little Boy NERFINISHED
associatedWith Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. NERFINISHED
Superflat theory NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Japan
creator Takashi Murakami NERFINISHED
curator Takashi Murakami NERFINISHED
editor Takashi Murakami NERFINISHED
focusesOn Japanese subculture
Superflat movement NERFINISHED
anime
manga
otaku aesthetics
otaku culture
postwar Japanese pop culture
genre art exhibition catalog
hasTheme consumerism
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
linking otaku culture with contemporary art discourse
popularizing Superflat internationally
publicationYear 2005
relatedField Japanese studies
cultural studies
media studies
relatedMovement Superflat NERFINISHED
postmodern art
subject Japanese contemporary art
cultural criticism
popular culture studies
visual culture
timePeriodCovered early 21st century Japan
late 20th century Japan
post–World War II Japan
title Little Boy: The Arts of Japan’s Exploding Subculture NERFINISHED

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