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村上隆. SM 4146 Presentation 2. Artist’s Profile. Born in Tokyo, 1962. Artist. Kaikai Kiki Representative. collaborations with Roppongi Hills, Louis Vuitton, and Yuzu. In 2007 he held a large-scale retrospective installation at the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art.
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村上隆 SM 4146 Presentation 2
Artist’s Profile • Born in Tokyo, 1962. Artist. • Kaikai Kiki Representative. • collaborations with Roppongi Hills, Louis Vuitton, and Yuzu. In 2007 he held a large-scale retrospective installation at the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art. • His main solo shows include -“Summon monsters? Open the door? Heal? Or die?” (2001, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo) • “Kaikai Kiki: Takashi Murakami” (2002, fondation Cartier, Paris). collaborations with Roppongi Hills, Louis Vuitton, and Yuzu. In 2007 he held a large-scale retrospective installation at the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art.
“Summon monsters? Open the door? Heal? Or die?” (2001, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo)
“Kaikai Kiki: Takashi Murakami” (2002, fondation Cartier, Paris)
Influence • Superflat style (developed from Poku (Otaku + Pop) ) • Create a new culture of Otaku and animation
History and Culture • lack of a reliable and sustainable art market in post-war Japan • general view of Japanese art as having a low art status • “a shallow appropriation of Western trends” • focus on the market sustainability of art and promote himself
His identities • Artist • Representation of Kaikai Kiki • Entrepreneur • Student of Society of Japanese Culture • Author
CV • http://english.kaikaikiki.co.jp/artists/profile_murakami