And then and then and then and then and then: five plates

"And then and then and then and then and then: five plates" exemplifies Takashi Murakami's characteristic exploration of repetition and seriality through printmaking. The work consists of five individual signed and numbered prints from editions of 300, each produced in black ink and published by the artist's own Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. in Tokyo. The insistent repetition of the phrase "and then" that structures the title reflects Murakami's interest in examining linguistic patterns and narrative progression while maintaining his signature aesthetic sensibility across the medium of works on paper.