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Murakami-Ego is the name of an exhibition by Japanese artist Takashi Murakami that took place in ALRIWAQ Doha exhibition space, Qatar, between 9 February and 24 June 2012.〔(Murakami-Ego Exhibition Microsite )〕 It is the first solo exhibition for the artist in both Qatar and the Middle East,〔(Takashi Murakami: Ego at Al-Riwaq exhibition hall, Doha, Qatar ) in Designboom〕 as well as his biggest exhibition ever, showcasing over 60 works created since 1997, alongside new ones designed especially for the exhibition.〔 Murakami-Ego is, additionally, the third and last chapter of a trilogy of exhibitions that started off in the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, then moved to the Château de Versailles in Paris.〔(Takashi Murakami “Ego” Exhibition @ Al Riwaq Exhibition Hall ) in Hypebeast, 14 February 2012〕 The exhibition was curated by Massimiliano Gioni, one of the most important contemporary Italian art critics and curators.〔 ==Background== In September 2010, Murakami launched his controversial exhibition at the Château de Versailles.〔(Murakami Versailles ) in Cool Hunting, 13 September 2010〕 Sheikha Al-Mayassa Al Thani, the chairperson of the Qatar Museums Authority (which sponsored in part the Château de Versailles exhibition), visited the exhibition and decided to invite Murakami to bring his works to Qatar.〔(Art in the Middle East- Dubai & Doha )〕 Initially, the exhibition was supposed to take place at the Doha Museum of Islamic Art, but the artist found the venue small for his works. The Qatar Museums Authority decided then to build a temporary exhibition hall for the exhibition, which would later become ALRIWAQ Doha exhibition space.〔 The exhibition took a few months to be installed, with Murakami using a team of 200 people to make sure he met the deadline for the opening.〔(Hundred-metre dash ) in the Economist, 18 February 2012〕 Yet, the main piece at the exhibition, a 100-metre-long wall painting named (temporarily) Aarhat that was specially commissioned for the show, was not finished by the time the exhibition opened for the public on February 9, 2012.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Murakami-Ego」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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