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Kaikai Kiki Co. is an art production and artist management company founded by the artist Takashi Murakami of Japan. The name "Kaikai Kiki" which means "brave, strong and sensitive," was borrowed from a critic in the late 17th century who used it to describe the paintings of Eitoku Kano.[1]

The company's primary goals include the production and promotion of artwork, the management and support of select young artists, general management of events and projects, and the production and promotion of related merchandise. The company and its galleries represent a number of prominent international artists including Takashi Murakami, KAWS, Mark Grotjahn, Anselm Reyle, Matthew Monahan, Seonna Hong Aya Takano, Chiho Aoshima, ob, Mr., Virgil Abloh, Michael Rikio Ming Hee Ho, Kazumi Nakamura, Otani Workshop, Yūji Ueda, Chinatsu Ban, Rei Sato and Friedrich Kunath.[2] The company began in Saitama, Japan in Asaka City, and now has offices in Tokyo, Japan in the Moto-Azabu neighborhood and New York as well as affiliates in Berlin and Taiwan. [3][1]

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  1. ^ Lubow, Arthur (2005-04-03). "The Murakami Method (Published 2005)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
  2. ^ http://en.gallery-kaikaikiki.com/category/artists/
  3. ^ http://english.kaikaikiki.co.jp/company/summary/


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