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Busy, busy, busy. Just got back from the land of the Irish with the McJohnson's and am doing my best to catch up on all of the studying that I didn't do this weekend. Things are a bit crazy, but I came across this artist and had to share. 

Takashi Murakami, from Tokyo. There is a lot of really spectacular pieces coming out of Japan these days... definitely keeping an eye on that market. Here's my favorite from Murakami:

Takashi Murakami, 727-272, 2006

I'll have a proper post with some academic life updates in a few days (after I sleep for three days straight). Also, more on Murakami in the future (he's brilliant, no?).