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Takashi Murakami Tightrope Walker and Hospital 2002 Two works: both acrylic on canvas. Each 27 5/8 x 39 3/8 x 1 7/8 in. (70.2 x 100 x 4.8 cm). Tightrope Walker signed “Takashi [in English] Murakami [in Japanese]” on the reverse. Hospital signed and dated “Murakami 02 [in Japanese]” on the reverse.
Provenance Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, Paris (Tightrope Walker) and Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York (Hospital) Exhibited Paris, Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, June 27 – October 27, 2002; and London, Serpentine Gallery, Takashi Murakami Kaikai Kiki, November 12, 2002 – January 26, 2003 Literature Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain and Serpentine Gallery, eds., Takashi Murakami Kaikai Kiki, Paris, 2002, pp. 28 and 30 (illustrated) Catalogue Essay “In Japanese we have this adjective, kikikaikai, which we use for strange things or phenomena, things that are frightening, disturbing or make us uneasy. But in this case, I was not referring directly to that expression but to another one, which, although based on the same sounds, is written with different Chinese ideograms. Kaikaikiki is a term that was used by an art critic to describe the works of the late 16th century painter Eitoku Kanô, It embraces several different notions: bravery and power, with all the seductiveness those traits may have, and at the same time a keen sensitivity,” (Takashi Murakami quoted in Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain and Serpentine Gallery, eds., Takashi Murakami Kaikai Kiki, Paris, 2002). Read More