Aya Takano

(Japanese, born 1976)

Aya Takano is a contemporary Japanese artist best known for her involvement with the aesthetics of the Superflat movement and manga art. Takano’s work is recognized for its use of sexually empowering images of women, animals, and often surreal mythology, creating a loose narrative of her artistic persona. Her work is part of a Postmodern tradition in Japan that appropriates popular art forms, using them to represent critical perspectives on Japanese contemporary life. Like Chiho Aoshima and Yoshitomo Nara, Takano’s oeuvre is an example of how artists have developed new modes of expression within Japanese visual culture. Born on December 22, 1976 in Saitama, Japan, she studied at Tama Art University in Tokyo before going to work as an assistant for the artist Takashi Murakami, the founder of the Superflat art movement. Her works are in the collections of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles and the Rubell Family Collection in Miami, among others. Takano lives and works between Kyoto and Tokyo, Japan.

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Nuwa, the Bird, the Dog, the Sheep, the Pig, , 2014

Aya Takano

Nuwa, the Bird, the Dog, the Sheep, the Pig, , 2014

Sale Date: October 6, 2023

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Town Like a Small Town, 2010

Aya Takano

Town Like a Small Town, 2010

Sale Date: September 26, 2023

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Moment, 2020

Aya Takano

Sale Date: September 18, 2023

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Future Daily Morning Routine, 2020

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Future Daily Morning Routine, 2020

Sale Date: September 12, 2023

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Madam H and the Girls | H 女士與女孩們, 2014

Aya Takano

Madam H and the Girls | H 女士與女孩們, 2014

Sale Date: September 12, 2023

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1. Mail Mania Mami, Standing in a..., 2005–2006

Aya Takano

1. Mail Mania Mami, Standing in a..., 2005–2006

Sale Date: September 16, 2023

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1. let's go, to the battle／2. moment, 2020

Aya Takano

1. let's go, to the battle／2. moment, 2020

Sale Date: September 16, 2023

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Hathor Inside 內在的哈索爾, 2013

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Hathor Inside 內在的哈索爾, 2013

Sale Date: July 27, 2023

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Present: we had a natural disaster, survived , 2011

Aya Takano

Present: we had a natural disaster, survived , 2011

Sale Date: July 13, 2023

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Future: living side by side with animals, 2011

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Future: living side by side with animals, 2011

Sale Date: July 13, 2023

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1. 太腿にこぼれた桃の汁を拭いたの／2. タワーしりぞう, 2002

Aya Takano and Chinatsu Ban

1. 太腿にこぼれた桃の汁を拭いたの／2. タワーしりぞう, 2002

Sale Date: July 15, 2023

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Isezeki Explodes, 2010

Aya Takano

Isezeki Explodes, 2010

Sale Date: July 2, 2023

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On the way to what is called development, 2017

Aya Takano

On the way to what is called development, 2017

Sale Date: June 24, 2023

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Untitled, 2004

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Untitled, 2004

Sale Date: May 31, 2023

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In the 30th Year of the Showa, the Day the..., 2005

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In the 30th Year of the Showa, the Day the..., 2005

Sale Date: May 25, 2023

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In the Lab (the Birth of Jelly), 2017

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In the Lab (the Birth of Jelly), 2017

Sale Date: May 29, 2023

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We, Human Race Made This Structure, 2021

Aya Takano

We, Human Race Made This Structure, 2021

Sale Date: April 26, 2023

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Megu Plays on the Traffic Signs, 2002

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Megu Plays on the Traffic Signs, 2002

Sale Date: April 21, 2023

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No More Shallow Dreams, No More Wordly..., 2019

Aya Takano

No More Shallow Dreams, No More Wordly..., 2019

Sale Date: April 6, 2023

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Upward and Onward 向上並向前, 2008

Aya Takano

Upward and Onward 向上並向前, 2008

Sale Date: April 6, 2023

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Those Who Leave Paradise 離開天堂的那些人, 2006

Aya Takano

Those Who Leave Paradise 離開天堂的那些人, 2006

Sale Date: April 6, 2023

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Sweetness in the Dark | 黑暗中的甜蜜, 2009

Aya Takano

Sweetness in the Dark | 黑暗中的甜蜜, 2009

Sale Date: April 6, 2023

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Hot Banana Fudge, 2000

Aya Takano

Hot Banana Fudge, 2000

Sale Date: January 27, 2023

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We, Human Race Made This Structure, 2021

Aya Takano

We, Human Race Made This Structure, 2021

Sale Date: December 7, 2022

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