I would like to live to 120, because conceptually, people can survive to 120. Every 20 years, it changes. So maybe, in the next 20 years people can go to space. I donโt know what the next revolution will be. I want to watch.
Takashi MurakamiI'm very sad to be compared with Warhol and The Factory, because I have no drugs, you know. We have no drug culture in Japan! Maybe it's because our attitude toward labor is totally different.
Takashi MurakamiI'm always looking for ways to connect myself with American people and that American feeling. I'm trying to pick up on the feeling of places, like the Los Angeles feeling or the New York feeling... Los Angeles is much better for me that way.
Takashi MurakamiNew York City is still the art capital - every time I'm in New York, I'm thinking about competition.
Takashi Murakami