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My own belief is that rather than getting involved in trying to change the reality of social-political things, creators can be involved in and express in different ways and be meaningful in different ways, so for me, it's important to leave messages to people of the future and to be engaged with the people now.

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When I was making my debut as an artist, I felt that it was very important that I try to combine the background of my own culture, my people, and the country into the contemporary art world. So that's how I came up with the term 'superflat.'

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I always have stress.

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Japanese people accept that art and commerce will be blended; and, in fact, they are surprised by the rigid and pretentious Western hierarchy of 'high art.'

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I stopped worrying about competition in contemporary art. It feels a little bit more pure. That's where I am, one step back.

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The theme my generation explored was the relationship between capitalism and art.

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I don't think it's an unnatural thing at all for my collaborations or projects to be seen as art but entertainment at the same time.

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Every day, I have new ideas. It makes my brain tired, so I spend time taking care of company quality, finding new artists, and taking care of the young artists.

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In Japan, after having lost World War II, the hierarchy that used to exist in the society, from the rich to the poor, has been flattened, especially by the winners, by Americans. As a Japanese artist debuting in America, I really had to bring that kind of theme into the work.

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I tried to teach myself to draw anime, but I was so bad.

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Biography

Nationality: Japanese

Type: Artist

Born: February 1st, 1962

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