MARC JACOBS and TAKASHI MURAKAMI, at the opening of Murakami's inaugural exhibit at Gagosian, 'Tranquility of the Heart, Torment of the Flesh: Open Wide the Eye of the Heart and Nothing Is Invisible',
GAGOSIAN GALLERY, 980 MADISON AVENUE,
May 1, 2007
... the show runs thru JUNE 9, 2007

LARRY GAGOSIAN converses with JEFF KOONS, at the TAKASHI MURAKAMI opening, 'Tranquility of the Heart, Torment of the Flesh',
GAGOSIAN GALLERY, May 1, 2007

JEFF KOONS, TAKASHI MURAKAMI, and YUKO, at the opening of Murakani's 'Tranquility of the Heart, Torment of the Flesh',
GAGOSIAN GALLERY, May 1, 2007

JOHN CURRIN, at the TAKASHI MURAKAMI opening, 'Tranquility of the Heart, Torment of the Flesh',
GAGOSIAN GALLERY, May 1, 2007

RACHEL FEINSTEIN, also at the TAKASHI MURAKAMI opening, 'Tranquility of the Heart, Torment of the Flesh',
GAGOSIAN GALLERY, May 1, 2007

OLIVER KAMM, on the right, with BABY DADDY and ANA MATRONIC of Brit band, SCISSOR SISTERS, at the TAKASHI MURAKAMI opening, 'Tranquility of the Heart, Torment of the Flesh',
GAGOSIAN GALLERY, May 1, 2007

NOK, TAKASHI MURAKAMI, 'Tranquility of the Heart, Torment of the Flesh',
GAGOSIAN GALLERY, May 1, 2007

NATE LOWMAN, TAKASHI MURAKAMI, 'Tranquility of the Heart, Torment of the Flesh', GAGOSIAN GALLERY, May 1, 2007

CHARLIE FINCH, with bride of one year, (and they still look happy!), MARION M. CALLIS, and her son, and Charlie's stepson, CHARLIE DIFFENDORFER,
TAKASHI MURAKAMI opens 'Tranquility of the Heart, Torment of the Flesh',
GAGOSIAN GALLERY, May 1, 2007

PHOEBE HOBAN, author of 'BASQUIAT: A QUICK KILLING in ART', at the TAKASHI MURAKAMI opening, 'Tranquility of the Heart, Torment of the Flesh',
GAGOSIAN GALLERY,
May 1, 2007

EUGENIA, BRENDAN MURPHY and SAM ORLOFSKY, TAKASHI MURAKAMI opening, 'Tranquility of the Heart, Torment of the Flesh',
GAGOSIAN GALLERY, May 1, 2007

TAKASHI MURAKAMI, 'Daruma', the founder of Zen Buddhism, in his exhibit: 'Tranquility of the Heart, Torment of the Flesh: Open Wide The Eye of the Heart and Nothing Is Invisible',
GAGOSIAN GALLERY, May 1, 2007

TAKASHI MURAKAMI, a wall of "smiley-faced flowers", 'Tranquility of the Heart, Torment of the Flesh',
GAGOSIAN GALLERY, May 1, 2007

TAKASHI MURAKAMI, 'Tranquility of the Heart, Torment of the Flesh',
GAGOSIAN GALLERY, May 1, 2007

EMMET, an asisistant in Murakami's NYC studio, he painted some of these flower faces, which were assigned exact color specifications. TAKASHI MURAKAMI, 'Tranquility of the Heart, Torment of the Flesh', GAGOSIAN GALLERY, May 1, 2007

TAKASHI MURAKAMI, 'Tranquility of the Heart, Torment of the Flesh',
GAGOSIAN GALLERY, May 1, 2007

TAKASHI MURAKAMI, large semi-circular "smiley-faced flower", 'Tranquility of the Heart, Torment of the Flower',
GAGOSIAN GALLERY, May 1, 2007

TAKA, with camera, on the film crew from TV TOKYO, TAKASHI MURAKAMI opening, GAGOSIAN GALLERY, May 1, 2007

TAKASHI MURAKAMI, "smiley-faced flower", 'Tranquility of the Heart, Torment of the Flesh',
GAGOSIAN GALLERY,
May 1, 2007

on the right, TIQUI ATENCIO, with ROBIN VOUSDEN, Director, Gagosian Gallery London, at the TAKASHI MURAKAMI opening, 'Tranquility of the Heart, Torment of the Flesh', GAGOSIAN GALLERY, May 1, 2007

the card for: 'ANDREAS GURSKY', MAY 4 - JUNE 30, 2007,
MATTHEW MARKS GALLERY, 522 West 22nd STREET
image: 'Kamiokande', 2007, C-print mounted on plexiglas in artist's frame,
87-1/2 x 140-1/2 ins.

ANDREAS GURSKY opens a show of his large format, digitally manipulated, photographs. 'ANDREAS GURSKY', May 4 - June 30, 2007, MATTHEW MARKS Gallery, May 3, 2007

ANDREAS GURSKY, 'Kamiokande', 2007 - this is a neutrino particle accelerator, 12 miles long, and underground. the viewers are looking at the 2 small men in boats, bottom right of photo, which give some indication of the scale of the observatory. Mr. Gursky won't divulge how he manipulates his photos, but we managed to find out that there was some kind of error at the facility and they needed to drain it, so for the most part this is real, beyond that .... !, MATTHEW MARKS GALLERY, May 3, 2007

detail, ANDREAS GURSKY, 'Kamiokande',
MATTHEW MARKS GALLERY,
MAY 3, 2007

detail, ANDREAS GURSKY, 'Kamiokande',
MATTHEW MARKS GALLERY,
May 3, 2007

detail, ANDREAS GURSKY, 'Kamiokande', MATTHEW MARKS GALLERY,
May 3, 2007

ANDREAS GURSKY,
'May Day V', 2006, C-print mounted on plexiglas in artist's frame, 127-1/4 x 85-3/4 ins. MATTHEW MARKS GALLERY, May 3, 2007

detail, ANDREAS GURSKY, 'May Day V', MATTHEW MARKS GALLERY,
May 3, 2007

detail, ANDREAS GURSKY, 'May Day V', MATTHEW MARKS GALLERY,
May 3, 2007

ANDREAS GURSKY, 'F1 Boxenstopp III', 2007, C-print mounted on plexiglas in artist's frame, 87-3/4 x 237-1/3 ins.
MATTHEW MARKS GALLERY, May 3, 2007

just to give you a rough idea of what kind of 'real estate' we are dealing with here, these photographs are in editions of 6, and Mr. Gursky's photographs can easily command $1,000,000+ a piece, at auction.

detail, ANDREAS GURSKY,
'F1 Boxenstopp III',
MATTHEW MARKS GALLERY,
May 3, 2007

detail, ANDREAS GURSKY,
'F1 Boxenstopp III',
MATTHEW MARKS GALLERY,
May 3, 2007

ANDREAS GURSKY, 'Cheops', 2007, C-print mounted on plexiglas in artist's frame, 118-3/4 x 81-1/2 ins.
MATTHEW MARKS GALLERY, May 3, 2007

detail, ANDREAS GURSKY, 'Cheops',
MATTHEW MARKS GALLERY,
May 3, 2007

MATTHEW MARKS in his 24th STREET GALLERY, where there are some more big racing car photos by ANDREAS GURSKY, on exhibit. MATTHEW MARKS GALLERY,
May 9, 2007