Mr. Pointy Comes to Brooklyn

Video Title :	Mr. Pointy Comes to Brooklyn
Description :	Art 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 http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibit... 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.
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Rating :	4.75
Keywords, Tags :	murakami takashi kaikai kiki sculpture brooklyn museum brooklynmuseum loadin
Video Length :	1 : 57

Comments :

super fun exhibit... everyone was walking around smiling... slightly bizarre... but so it a room full of eyes...

I was here! Murakami is amazing!!!!!!!!

cool video. cant wail to see it.

they used stickers??? like slap stickers

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.

wish i could have stuck around to see the whole show..but i did see Mr pointy at least

nice vid.

que bueno, felicitaciones