Packet 8: Tossup 4

A Miami-based “SoFlo” version of a movement that began in this country includes Caron Bowman and Romero Britto. Serene white heads emerge from a teacup in Fountain of Life by an artist from this country, whose breakout exhibition was called I Don’t Mind, If You Forget Me. A girl hides a knife behind her back in a work by an artist from this country whose work (10[1])frequently features large-headed, frowning children. A (10[1])strand of semen (10[1]-5[1])is used as a lasso (10[3])in a (10[1])sculpture (10[4])by an artist (10[2])from this movement (10[1])who also designed jellyfish eyes and smiling flower handbags for Louis Vuitton. (10[1])That artist of My Lonesome Cowboy from this country (10[1])uses (10[1])a character called Mr. DOB (10[1])and designed the album covers for Kids See Ghosts and Graduation. (10[1])For 10 points, the Superflat movement is associated with what country’s artists Yoshitomo Nara and Takashi Murakami? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Japan [or Nihon or Nippon] (The movement in the first sentence is SoFlo Superflat.)
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