Clone x Takashi Murakami #6597 Lonesome Cowboy - 14x14 Print

Clone X Takashi Murakami #6597 (Lonesome Cowboy)

Takashi Murakami x RTFKT Studios, 2021
Digital artwork (NFT)

Clone X #6597 (Lonesome Cowboy) reimagines Takashi Murakami’s provocative 1998 sculpture My Lonesome Cowboy within the futuristic, avatar-driven universe of the Clone X NFT collection. In collaboration with RTFKT Studios, Murakami translates his critique of sexualized media and otaku culture into the digital realm—melding anime aesthetics, cyberpunk fashion, and metaverse identity.

The figure features a highly stylized design, complete with Murakami’s trademark pop motifs and vibrant palette, signaling a continuity between his physical and digital practices. As part of the Clone X series, this avatar functions as both collectible art and a customizable persona in virtual spaces—blurring the boundaries between self-representation, branding, and art history.

Rooted in irony yet built for the blockchain, Clone X #6597 captures the evolving conversation between high art, digital culture, and the commodification of identity.