Popularly known as the Warhol of Japan, Takashi Murakami merges fine art with Japanese anime films and manga cartoons.

Mr. Murakami’s show at Gagosian Gallery, “Tranquillity of the Heart, Torment of the Flesh,” includes new paintings of the founder of Zen Buddhism.

A ritual Japanese tea ceremony inaugurated Mr. Murakami’s show at the Gagosian.

“I wanted to bring something spiritually and culturally Japanese to a wider audience,” said Mr. Murakami, center, at the tea ceremony.

Mr. Murakami is well known for his smiley-faced flowers.

(Photos Ozier Muhammad/The New York Times) Lire l'article "The Warhol of Japan Pours Ritual Tea in a Zen Moment" de Carol Vogel http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/07/arts/design/07mura.html?ex=1336190400&en=59982367d3fca147&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

Takashi Murakami’s show “Tranquillity of the Heart, Torment of the Flesh: Open Wide the Eye of the Heart and Nothing Is Invisible” is on view through June 9 at Gagosian Gallery, 980 Madison Avenue, (212) 744-2313, http://gagosian.com.