Takashi Murakami: Hello. I am Takashi Murakami, and I paint smiling flowers… but only because I’ve seen the opposite.Today, we gather not just to speak of art, but of the forces that shape it—commerce, trauma, digital futures, ego, and identity. In Japan, we say beauty must carry sadness. I believe art must carry contradiction.That’s why I invited these artists, … [Read more...] about Takashi Murakami & Andy Warhol on Art, Branding, and Culture