Takashi Murakami: Camo-Skull Skateboard Deck Lucia Aspesi previously unpublished conversations with the

previously unpublished conversations with the artist by David Campany and Thierry de Duve

Designed in collaboration with the artist

and others that focus on the aggressive and sexualized extremes of mass-media culture

It highlights a theme that preoccupied Bacon throughout his career: the relationship—both physical and psychological—between two people

This book was published on the occasion of the exhibition Neil Jenney: The Bad Years 1969–70 at Gagosian

Takashi Murakami: Camo-Skull Skateboard Deck Lucia Aspesi previously unpublished conversations with theThis screenprinted skateboard deck by Takashi Murakami features skull drawings overlaid on a green and cream camouflage pattern. An eternal motif in the history of art and popular culture, the skull has been used by Murakami throughout his career as a reminder of the ephemerality of life and the inexorable passing of time. The camouflage recalls the artists early Polyrhythm works, which explore the complex relationship between Japan and the United