Mr. Pointy Comes to Brooklyn
BackArt handlers and registrars load in and assemble Takashi Murakami's Tongari-kun (Mr. Pointy) in the Brooklyn Museum's Rubin Pavilion.
© MURAKAMI, the most comprehensive retrospective to date of the work of internationally acclaimed Japanese artist Takashi Murakami, includes more than ninety works in various media that span the artist's entire career, installed in more than 18,500 square feet of gallery space. © MURAKAMI is organized by The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.
© MURAKAMI
Brooklyn Museum
April 5--July 13, 2008
Takashi Murakami (Japanese, b. 1962). Installation process of Tongari-kun (Mr. Pointy) with Zoucho-kun, Koumokkun, Jikokkun, and Tamon-kun at Brooklyn Museum, New York, in 2008. ©2003-2005 Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Music: "Running" by Moby
Please note this video will be removed from YouTube eventually due to agreement with the artist.
Channel: Nonprofits & Activism
Uploaded: April 15, 2008 at 1:03 pm
Author: BrooklynMuseum
Length: 00:01:58
Rating: 4.75
Views: 3438
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Video Comments:
aZndeLite (August 20, 2008 at 11:31 pm)
super fun exhibit... everyone was walking around smiling... slightly bizarre... but so it a room full of eyes...
tyty334 (July 2, 2008 at 6:24 pm)
I was here! Murakami is amazing!!!!!!!!
jtcann (April 30, 2008 at 10:20 pm)
cool video. cant wail to see it.
Tang526 (April 20, 2008 at 8:04 pm)
they used stickers??? like slap stickers
BrooklynMuseum (April 21, 2008 at 8:25 am)
Sort of - they were vinyl stickers and after they put them on, the installers used a butane torch to melt the adhesive onto the surface.
neohillbilly (April 16, 2008 at 11:35 am)
wish i could have stuck around to see the whole show..but i did see Mr pointy at least
cutedude22 (April 15, 2008 at 8:36 pm)
nice vid.
cutedude22 (April 15, 2008 at 8:36 pm)
nice vid.
lurojas41 (April 15, 2008 at 6:34 pm)
que bueno, felicitaciones
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