Murakami on the verge of bankruptcy

(ANSA) - NEW YORK, JULY 02 - Takashi Murakami, one of the most successful artists on the international market, reveals that he is on the verge of bankruptcy. In a 15-minute video posted on Instagram, the acclaimed star of contemporary art tells the two million fans the story "that breaks the heart" of his "economic catastrophe": of how he arrived practically on the pavement and forced to suspend many of his productions , including the one that had been most acute for a long time, the science fiction feature "Jellyfish Eyes Part 2Mahashankh" on which he had been working for nine years.
    "Jellyfish Eyes Part One" was released in the US and Japan in 2013 and "was not a great financial success," explains Murakami, who however continued to wait and spread on the project in an attempt to make his "childhood dreams come true. ". Murakami appears in the video in one of his studies while behind him some non-existent are at work. "With the sudden arrival of the Coronavirus, my company is bankrupt," explains the Japanese announcing that "for perfectly legal tax reasons" he will begin to distribute a series of video clips "in which the film's project is announced to be abandoned".
    In the panorama of contemporary art, Murakami is not only one of the most famous artists of the moment: it is also a. darling of streetwear fashion, the protagonist of successful successful collaborations with stylists of series A such as Louis Vuitton, VirgilAbloh, Comme des Garçons and Supreme and to projects with BillieEilish, Kanye West and Pharrell Williams. (HANDLE).