Mononoke Kyoto (もののけ 京都) draws on the concept of mononoke — spirits or supernatural presences that inhabit objects and places in Japanese folk belief and literary tradition, most famously in The Tale of Genji. Presented as a mixed-media installation, the work situates Murakami's Superflat vocabulary within Kyoto's historically dense cultural landscape, engaging with a city that served as the imperial capital and center of classical Japanese arts for over a millennium. The installation format allows Murakami to address physical space directly, contrasting the flat, screen-derived imagery of his painting practice with three-dimensional occupation of a charged site. The title's parallel Japanese and romaji presentation signals the work's movement between vernacular tradition and international contemporary art discourse.
Mononoke Kyoto (もののけ 京都) was created by Takashi Murakami (村上隆).
Mononoke Kyoto depicts pop art and superflat.
