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159 pages / A4 size / JP Summon Monsters? Open The Door? Heal? Or Die? This is a catalog for the Takashi Murakami exhibition of the same title held at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo in 2001, and a concept book that records Murakami #39;s art activities at the time from all directions. Original characters, figure projects including DOB-kun, Kaikai and Kiki, and Ko2-chan, art events that later led to GEISAI, and the revealing behind-the-scenes stories of the exhibited works and projects, as well as the art group Hiropon, which systematically produces. Includes in-depth interviews with Factory (now Kaikai Kiki) staff, as well as essays by Murakami, Yusuke Minami, and Michael Darling. A passionate book that looks into the future of art from Japan. order@toagraphicbpook
