I went to the Takashi Murakami show at the MOCA in LA last weekend, and in addition to a ton of paintings and giant sculptures, they also had some animation that his company, KaiKai Kiki did - a Kanye West video, and also a cartoon where Murakami's characters are animated and have adventures. They were really cute and funny. ( oh, and 1) KaiKai Kiki has a New York studio and 2) they employ an artist called "Mr." )
I was looking for one of the KaiKai Kiki videos online, and I found this animated short they did for Murakami's first collaboration with Louis Vuitton. It's so rad!
Here's the trailer for the KaiKai and Kiki cartoon they showed at the exhibit. I guess the whole thing isn't online, but to sum it up, Kiki and KaiKai get really excited about planting some watermelons, and learn about the concept of fertilizer.
And here's an interview with Marc Jacobs ( artistic director of Louis Vuitton ) where he talks about his collaborations with Murakami. * note - this is not a good interview, but it's fun to watch because of Marc Jacobs pronunciation of Vuitton, and his delivery in general.)
Nice vids. If only KaiKai KiKi open a UK store. Getting prints is proving a nightmare - ebay seems to be the best way but I'm never convinced of their authenticity. Too much money to be made selling fakes these days.
Posted by: tokyito | July 14, 2008 at 04:59 AM