Mr. Pointy Comes to Brooklyn

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/exhibitions/murakami/

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.

Please note this video will be removed from YouTube eventually due to agreement with the artist.

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• murakami
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• brooklyn
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[BrooklynMuseum]

Thanks, Matt! This was a fun one...

[Fackelman10390]

i love his work!!! you gotta check out KIDNCLAYTV! this guy makes hip hop scultpures...AMAZING ART! 1 of a kind..he's even done a piece for Kanye. he's got a new wild style about his art....it is incredible....everyone u must see it to believe it! KIDNCLAYTV

[kinopio]

Can't wait 'till Sat. I'm gonna be there....

[mattmet]

Love it, you guys.