Takashi Murakami Archives - 1 Minute Critic

"Tan Tan Bo, aka Gerotan: Scorched by the Blaze in the Purgatory of Knowledge," 2018. Takashi Murakami. ©2018 Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

Art

From Louis Vuitton to a spectacular Hall of Dreams: Inside artist Takashi Murakami’s CMA retrospective

Matthew Wexler Aug 14, 2025 0

Takashi Murakami's retrospective at Cleveland Museum of Art transforms nuclear war and natural disasters into a spectacular, immersive experience with…

Sandra Oh and Lupita Nyong'o in Free Shakespeare in the Park's "Twelfth Night."

Reviews

Free Shakespeare in the Park roars back to life with Lupita Nyong’o & Sandra Oh in a dazzling ‘Twelfth Night’

Matthew Wexler Aug 21, 2025

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5 picks to make the most out of NYC Broadway Week

Matthew Wexler Aug 20, 2025

"Jeff Ross: Take a Banana for the Ride." Photo by Emilio Madrid.

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Roastmaster Jeff Ross offers a sentimental simmer in his Broadway debut

Matthew Wexler Aug 18, 2025

Sam Tutty and Christianni Pitts in "Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York).