Drawing from traditional Japanese painting, sci-fi, anime, and the global art market, Takashi Murakami creates paintings, sculptures, and films populated by repeated motifs and mutating characters of his own creation. His wide-ranging work embodies an intersection of pop culture, history, and fine art. In 2000 Murakami curatedSuperflat,an exhibition featuring works by artists whose techniques and mediums synthesize various aspects of Japanese visual culture, fromukiyo-e(woodblock prints of the Edo period) to anime andkawaii(a particular cuteness in cartoons, handwriting, products, and more).