--- title: "2 Hierarchy Quotes By Takashi Murakami" description: "2 Hierarchy quotes by Takashi Murakami. Plus more from Takashi Murakami and more Hierarchy sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/078/takashi-murakami-14892_accept_japanese-people-accept-that-art-and-comm_577734.png" --- > [Japanese people accept that art and commerce will be blended; and, in fact, they are surprised by the rigid and pretentious Western hierarchy of 'high art.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-murakami/japanese-people-accept-that-art-and-commerce-will-be-blended-and-in/) [Takashi Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-murakami/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/078/takashi-murakami-14892_accept_japanese-people-accept-that-art-and-comm_577734.png) > [In Japan, after having lost World War II, the hierarchy that used to exist in the society, from the rich to the poor, has been flattened, especially by the winners, by Americans. As a Japanese artist debuting in America, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-murakami/in-japan-after-having-lost-world-war-ii-the-hierarchy-that-used-to/) [Takashi Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-murakami/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/654/takashi-murakami-14892_art_in-japan-after-having-lost-world-war-ii_961952.png) ## Other authors on Hierarchy - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-gloria-steinem-38879.jpg) Gloria Steinem 12 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hierarchy/gloria-steinem/) - [William P. Leahy 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hierarchy/william-p-leahy/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-laurence-j-peter-58961.jpg) Laurence J. Peter 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hierarchy/laurence-j-peter/) ## More by Takashi Murakami > [The concept of minimalism is to relax. Like a Zen monk in training, it is something that brings equilibrium to the heart. I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-murakami/the-concept-of-minimalism-is-to-relax-like-a-zen-monk-in-training-it/) [Takashi Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-murakami/) > [I'm always very interested in breeding. Raising cacti is breeding. My lotus plant collection is breeding. The insects are breeding.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-murakami/i-m-always-very-interested-in-breeding-raising-cacti-is-breeding-my/) [Takashi Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-murakami/) > [Manga uses Japanese traditional structures in how to teach the student and to transmit a very direct message. You learn from the teacher by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-murakami/manga-uses-japanese-traditional-structures-in-how-to-teach-the/) [Takashi Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-murakami/) > [I don't think it's an unnatural thing at all for my collaborations or projects to be seen as art but entertainment at the same…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-murakami/i-don-t-think-it-s-an-unnatural-thing-at-all-for-my-collaborations-or/) [Takashi Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-murakami/) > [Every day, I have new ideas. It makes my brain tired, so I spend time taking care of company quality, finding new artists, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-murakami/every-day-i-have-new-ideas-it-makes-my-brain-tired-so-i-spend-time/) [Takashi Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-murakami/) > [Like many other kids, I liked watching anime.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-murakami/like-many-other-kids-i-liked-watching-anime/) [Takashi Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-murakami/) > [I've been immersed in manga since I was a kid. I grew up with this culture. So I started to think about how to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-murakami/i-ve-been-immersed-in-manga-since-i-was-a-kid-i-grew-up-with-this/) [Takashi Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-murakami/) > [I don't always enjoy curating, but I do believe it's part of my job. It's a good exercise for my brain, like warming up.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-murakami/i-don-t-always-enjoy-curating-but-i-do-believe-it-s-part-of-my-job-it/) [Takashi Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-murakami/) > [Japanese people accept that art and commerce will be blended; and, in fact, they are surprised by the rigid and pretentious Western hierarchy of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-murakami/japanese-people-accept-that-art-and-commerce-will-be-blended-and-in/) [Takashi Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-murakami/) > [I tried to teach myself to draw anime, but I was so bad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-murakami/i-tried-to-teach-myself-to-draw-anime-but-i-was-so-bad/) [Takashi Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-murakami/) > [It's true that I pick up many ideas from different Japanese things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-murakami/it-s-true-that-i-pick-up-many-ideas-from-different-japanese-things/) [Takashi Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-murakami/) > [I stopped worrying about competition in contemporary art. It feels a little bit more pure. That's where I am, one step back.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-murakami/i-stopped-worrying-about-competition-in-contemporary-art-it-feels-a/) [Takashi Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-murakami/) > [I would like to live to 120, because conceptually, people can survive to 120. Every 20 years, it changes. So maybe, in the next…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-murakami/i-would-like-to-live-to-120-because-conceptually-people-can-survive/) [Takashi Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-murakami/) > [I've been immersed in manga since I was a kid. I grew up with this culture.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-murakami/i-ve-been-immersed-in-manga-since-i-was-a-kid-i-grew-up-with-this-2/) [Takashi Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-murakami/) > [As a young artist in New York, I thought about postwar Japan - the consumer culture and the loose, deboned feeling prevalent in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-murakami/as-a-young-artist-in-new-york-i-thought-about-postwar-japan-the/) [Takashi Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-murakami/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hierarchy/takashi-murakami/#itemlist", "name": "2 Hierarchy Quotes By Takashi Murakami", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Japanese people accept that art and commerce will be blended; and, in fact, they are surprised by the rigid and pretentious Western hierarchy of 'high art.'", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Takashi Murakami" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-murakami/japanese-people-accept-that-art-and-commerce-will-be-blended-and-in/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/078/takashi-murakami-14892_accept_japanese-people-accept-that-art-and-comm_577734.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/078/takashi-murakami-14892_accept_japanese-people-accept-that-art-and-comm_577734.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/078/takashi-murakami-14892_accept_japanese-people-accept-that-art-and-comm_577734.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Japanese people accept that art and commerce will be blended; and, in fact, they are surprised by the rigid…” — Takashi Murakami", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In Japan, after having lost World War II, the hierarchy that used to exist in the society, from the rich to the poor, has been flattened, especially by the winners, by Americans. 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