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Wednesday, August 8, 2007 12:43 am

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Yen and the art of Takashi Murakami

Artist Takashi Murakami is a litany of contradictions — trained in classical art, he made his name through otaku pop culture; a fashion icon who rarely wears anything other than scruffy jeans and T-shirts; his work can be seen on cheap trinkets and 500,000 yen handbags.

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