Legendary Japanese artist Tadanori Yokoo is still going strong at 87

Painter looks back at legacy of making waves since the 1960s

EDWARD M. GOMEZ, Contributing writer

TOKYO -- It is not easy being a cultural icon who is also a symbol for an entire generation of Japanese artists. In the case of Tadanori Yokoo, who was born in 1936 and resides and works in Tokyo, besides living up to a reputation for precocious creativity, this well-known Japanese modern artist finds himself at age 87 examining and evaluating his substantial legacy -- and it is a monumental task.

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