Video: Air figures Kaikai and Kiki by Takashi Murakami
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
Takashi Murakami is one of the most famous painters and sculptors of our time. And it is not surprising that he was invited to create aerial figures in the form of the famous characters Kaikai and Kiki for the Thanksgiving parade in New York.
Macy's is one of the largest department store chains in the United States of America. And every year she holds a big parade in New York, dedicated to one of the main American holidays - Thanksgiving Day. Macy's invites stars of politics, sports and art to take part in the parade.
This year, the famous Japanese artist Takashi Murakami was invited as a participant in the parade. To do this, he created giant aerial figures in the form of two of his most famous works - the Kaikai and Kiki figures.
Kaikai and Kiki have long been part of popular culture around the world. They can be seen on printed matter, in advertisements, on accessories, and elsewhere. But before that, they were mainly two-dimensional (which is typical of Japanese culture). And now Kaikai and Kiki have presented to the public in a voluminous version.
Thousands of New Yorkers and visitors alike saw giant figures by Takashi Murakami floating overhead. An excellent symbol of the multiculturalism of American society and globalization processes in the world are huge inflatable dolls made in a specific Japanese style flying over the audience in a parade in honor of a specific American holiday.
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