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In 2008, Murakami was named by Time magazine as one of the year's 100 most influential people, the only visual artist on the list. Perhaps the defining message of his work is that high art, low art, pop art and any other art, are all just art. Like Warhol, he uses images from popular culture and sells them to collectors. Unlike Warhol, he also sells his work in more accessible markets - on t-shirts, posters and even mobile phone accessories. When asked if he straddled different spheres of art and business, he said: "Japanese people accept that art and commerce will be blended; and in fact, they are surprised by the rigid and pretentious Western hierarchy of ‘high art.’ In the West, it certainly is dangerous to blend the two because people will throw all sorts of stones. But that's okay—I’m ready with my hard hat."

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