Takashi Murakami,
the artist whose beautifully animated work has been the subject of
infinite fine arts discussions, teamed up with independent Japanese
watchmaker Hajime Asaoka for a custom watch. Entitled “Death Takes No
Bribe,” the tourbillion movement timepiece is the result of over three
years of meticulous planning and design. Featuring flower and skull
imagery in Murakami’s trademark style, the watch is an exercise in dark
humor–it observes the temporality of life in both the engraved face and
the watch’s form. Asaoka will premiere the watch at the Academie
Horlogere des Createurs Independants’ (AHCI) 2013 watch fair in Basel,
Switzerland.
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