He’s one of the prolific artists working right now – and he’s even been known as the Japanese Andy Warhol.
Takashi Murakami’s pop-infused visible universe – a combination of anime, manga and seventeenth century fantastic artwork – has appeared on every little thing from the covers of best-selling albums to purses.
He’s additionally produced music movies for Billie Eilish and Pharrell Williams. And – not like a lot of his contemporaries – he embraces the usage of AI within the artistic course of.
We went to fulfill him at his new exhibition in London.