Colourful, abstract artwork with playful, swirling shapes and patterns on a bright blue background, resembling a whimsical character.

Takashi Murakami

Tan Tan Bo Communicating with Someone, Somewhere in the Universe, 2014

€700

Limited edition of 300

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Takashi Murakami unleashes his villain alter ego, Tan Tan Bo, in a new limited edition print.

Since the late 1990s, Murakami's eclectic characters have been at the heart of his Superflat philosophy – a movement defined by its blend of high art and popular culture, traditional Japanese painting and contemporary anime and manga.

Mr. DOB is one of the artist's most charming characters, often seen as an alter ego for the artist himself. Tan Tan Bo, however, represents Mr DOB’s dark side. Volatile, visceral and charged with anxiety, he is a potent reminder that horror and joy, loss and love, darkness and beauty are always two sides of the same coin.

Proceeds from this release will support the future of the Brooklyn Museum.

Dimensions

Unframed: 66cm (H) × 66cm (W)
Framed: 74.2cm (H) × 74.2cm (W) × 1.5cm (D)

Medium

Archival pigment print with silkscreen high gloss details on Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308gsm paper.

Edition size

300

Authentication

Signed by the artist. Individually numbered.

Certificate of Authenticity

Arrives with a certificate of authenticity.

Release date

May 27, 2026

Prints can be ordered float-mounted in one of three framing options:

We ship framed and unframed prints in bespoke boxes. The boxes are specially designed to ensure safe arrival, and you'll find gloves and handling instructions inside. If you order more than one unframed print, your artworks may be shipped in the same box.

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The themes of my work is the profound injustice of this world.
Takashi Murakami

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