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Isha Ambani hosted a brunch to welcome Takashi Murakami to India last week
Last Sunday, a dynamic group of reputed Indian personalities gathered at Isha Ambani’s home to converse with the famous Japanese artist. Here’s everything you need to know about the get-together
Last Sunday, the renowned Japanese contemporary artist Takashi Murakami, also known as the ‘the Warhol of Japan’ engaged with an intimate group of art lovers over a brunch hosted by Isha Ambani at her palatial home, Antilia. The group included Anand Piramal, Akash Ambani, Shloka Ambani, Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant, as well as Condé Nast India’s managing director, Alex Kuruvilla, Vogue India’s editor-in-chief Priya Tanna, and managing editor Renuka Modi, international journalist and columnist Gayatri Rangachari Shah, and Indian arts patron, Shalini Passi, among others.
The ensuing conversations between the group were multifarious, and touched upon wide ranging topics from Murakami’s favourite museums around the world, his go-to getaway destination—which happens to be a little town in Japan where the food and hotels are terrible, but where he can roam around unrecognised—to the evolution of the artist’s career over the last several years, as well as its most definitive moments. There was also talk of the heavy influence that pop culture has on Murakami’s work, including that of manga, a native term for Japanese graphic novels.
“It was a very engaging afternoon with art, food, and easy conversation. Murakami was very open about his journey; he loved India, and we hope that this trip will inspire some art going forward,” revealed Renuka Modi. After the brunch, Murakami was treated to a special celebration of Flower Holi by the Ambani family.
From the left: Rajshree Bakshi, Foram Thakker, Rishita Shah, Isha Ambani, Orhan Awatramani, Takashi Murakami, Sukanya Garg and Fatema Pittalwala
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