Kaikai Kiki Gallery to hold a special exhibition at Volta 7, Basel
Kaikai Kiki and Volta Art Fair are proud to announce a special exhibition by Kaikai Kiki Gallery at VOLTA7 in Basel, Switzerland.
Spread over two locations, the exhibition will offer guests a wide-ranging mix of art, live entertainment, and charity efforts. This event marks the European debut of a new generation of young Japanese artists, many of whom have received personal mentoring from Takashi Murakami himself. As a function of this training, the artists were provided space at Kaiki Kiki’s Miyoshi Studio, where they have engaged in an intensive period of production and conscious self-exploration, aimed ultimately at helping each of them discover their own personal voice. The project marks a new phase in Kaikai Kiki’s efforts to promote Japanese art abroad.
In addition to this line-up of new faces, the Gallery will offer works by established artists like Chinatsu Ban, as well as video installations by the acclaimed ultra-technologist collective Team-Lab. The artwork will be bolstered by live painting and other on-site entertainment from the artists themselves, providing a level of spectacle that is sure to liven up the fair for all.
Lastly, the booth will play host to the latest iteration of Kaikai Kiki’s New Day Charity Project. New Day is an initiative begun by Murakami that encourages artists to contribute works in response to the massive earthquake that recently hit northern Japan. A special installation will be on display, featuring the various artworks that have been received from around the world.
About Kaikai Kiki Gallery
In 2006, Kaikai Kiki moved its headquarters from a small prefabricated studio in Saitama’s Asaka city to an urban office building in Motoazabu, Tokyo. It was also at this time that we began using the basement floor of the building as a private viewing room for select guests. In March of 2008, we took great pride in re-opening this once exclusive space as Kaikai Kiki Gallery.
We have held exhibitions for not only our resident Kaikai Kiki artists, but also international figures like Mark Grotjahn, Matthew Monahan, and Friedrich Kunath. We will continue to invite artists both in and outside of Japan to exhibit, helping to create new and deeper links between art and the world at large.
Address
Motoazabu Crest Building B1F
2-3-30 Motoazabu
Minato-ku, Tokyo
106-0046
JAPAN
Press inquiries
Contact Brad Plumb
Email: press@kaikaikikiny.net
Phone: 718-706-2213
Fax: 718-706-2218
Supplemental Information
VOLTA 7, Basel
June 13–18, 2011
Dreispitzhalle, Basel, Switzerland
VIP/Professional
12 p.m.–2 p.m.
General Public
2 p.m.–6 p.m.
Tuesday, June 14–Saturday June 18th
Daily 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
