This week, we consider the lasting impact of Takashi Murakami's Superflat art movement on the chaotic visual landscape of the 21st century. The youthful funkiness of "Frutiger Metro," the punk orientalism of Tokidoki, and the dystopian cheekiness of Gorillaz all epitomize the hybridization of cultural symbols between East and West and the flattening of art and consumer culture. We reflect on the Y2K revival of Atompunk, nostalgia for the utopian promise of Microsoft Windows, and the importance of lime green in a girl’s bid for independence.

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Tokidoki: Cute and Sexy Fantasies between East and West 

Tragedy and the Superflat by Daniel Moldoveanu for Spike

What is Frutiger Aero? by Laura Holliday for Dazed

Superflat Pop via CARI Institute

Frank Ocean's Homer vs Kareem Rashid's Digipop

Happy99

NEW YORK - night n day album art

Tokidoki Character Guide

Tokidoki Healthy Besties Blindbox

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