Photos:: Murakami mural finds a home at Broad Museum

The exterior of the Broad Museum, which will open in September in Los Angeles.

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July 5, 2015 7:49 PM PT

Murakami Mural Finds A Home At Broad Museum

Art handlers prepare to move one of five crates off the truck as the 2014 painting by Takashi Murakami, “In the Land of the Dead, Stepping on the Tail of a Rainbow,” arrives at the Broad Museum on June 29, 2015.

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Noe Martinez vacuums the crate after it is taken off the truck as the 2014 painting by Takashi Murakami “In the Land of the Dead, Stepping on the Tail of a Rainbow” arrives.

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Julia Latane, left, Slim Evans and Jennifer Gutowski move one of five crates toward the gallery where it will be installed.

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Head preparatory Julia Latane uses her hands to guide the truck up to the loading dock.

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The five crates sit in the gallery.

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Slim Evans installs the wall mount as the art handlers install Takashi Murakami’s “In the Land of the Dead, Stepping on the Tail of a Rainbow.” The painting is 82 feet long and 10 feet high and will be the largest painting in the Broad Museum collection.

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