Murakami prodution of "Oval Buddha"
- "While Sega Corporation has Sonic the Hedgehog and Nintendo has Super MArio, Kaikai Kiki wa named after the mascot that appear on its letterhead and cultural goods. Kaikai is an anodyne white bunny, while Kiki is a whild three-eyed pink mouse with fangs. Both characters have four ears each, a 'human' pair and an 'animal' pair, suggesting that the company is all ears."
- "Playing with pigment not just as an aesthetic category but as a racial one. Some sculptores and paintings come in albino, Caucasian peach, olive brown, and jet-black versions. Later Murakami would tell me that he thinks of Japanese skin color as 'plum'."
- He believes in the influence of media coverage and acknowledges that the studio visit is an important art world ritual for promoting art.
- A studio is supposed to be a site of intense contemplation.
- A studio isn't just a place where artists make art but a platform for negotiation and a stage for performances.
- An artist's confidence in a curator is essential to making a great solo show.
- "The best solo show come when an artist and curator are connected and highly invested... when their reputation depend on it... when they're both putting their career at stake."
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