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Recovered Murakami Ring Takes Strange Turn

March 24, 2011 by Marion Maneker

Black Book reports that Takashi Murakami’s company won’t press charges in the case of the ring found in a pawn shop years after it

Kaikai Kiki has elected not to press charges, despite the due diligence of pawn shop ownerAngel Parets and Miami Beach Police Department Detective Pete Rodriguez, who had a suspect in custody within 48 hours of the ring’s discovery. One would’ve thunk that Kaikai Kiki would be only to eager to prosecute; teach those crooks a hard lesson.

Stealing Murakami: The Plot Gets Still Thickerer (Black Book)

What's Stolen in Miami Beach, Stays in Miami Beach

March 22, 2011 by Marion Maneker

Black Book reports on the recovery of a Takashi Murakami ring stolen during ArtBasel Miami Beach that was discovered in February:

Last month, a one-of-a-kind Doruko (“skull”) ring created by the Japanese artist Takashi Murakami was serendipitously recovered from Costa de Oro, a South Beach pawn shop just steps away from the Miami Beach Police Department’s Washington Avenue headquarters. The platinum and diamond artwork, which features Murakami’s iconic smiling daisies, had reportedly been stolen from the Delano Hotel’s Florida Room back in December 2008, after the conclusion of the Art Basel satellite fair, Design Miami.

Takashi Murakami Ring Recovered in South Beach Pawn Shop (Black Book)

Murakami Marches in NY's Thanksgiving Day Parade

November 25, 2010 by Marion Maneker

It’s Thanksgiving in America and that still means paying attention to Macy’s parade in New York City. The New York Times’s Dave Itzikoff explains that the annual spectacle has increasingly taken on a high-art tone with balloons made from images created by artists like Keith Haring, Jeff Koons and Takashi Murakami:

For the organizers of the Macy’s parade the addition of Mr. Murakami and his characters to its lineup is the fulfillment of a longtime goal and several years of work.

Robin Hall, the executive producer of the parade, said in a telephone interview that Mr. Murakami was one of a handful of artists Macy’s sought out when it started its series of balloons designed by internationally recognized artists in 2005.

The parade, Mr. Hall said, “is a snapshot of American culture.” While much of its roster is dedicated to readily identifiable figures like SpongeBob SquarePants and Dora the Explorer, he said, “I do believe there’s room in this parade — and have always believed this — for high art.”Continue Reading

Perrontin Owns Versailles

September 22, 2010 by Marion Maneker

The Scene & Herd column in ArtForum has Nicolas Trembley asking how much influence Parisian dealer Emmanuel Perrontin has over the palace:

(Photo: Laurent Stinus)

The Murakami show was produced with the help and financial support of Perrotin, the Parisian gallery owner who seems to be subtly curating the Chateau’s program with his roster of marketable artists. Indeed, referring to Murakami, Xavier Veilhan (the prior show at Versailles), and Maurizio Cattelan (at one point thought to be next), dealer Eva Presenhuber commented that, “Perrotin has all the most powerful artists of the moment.” But it seems the nation’s Ministry of Culture is putting pressure on the museum to alternate between a French artist and a foreign one, and rumor has it that next year the star will be Bernard Venet. “If that happens, it will really be a step down, and that would be very damaging to this international program,” whispered those standing around Perrotin. Curator Laurent Le Bon, who is organizing every contemporary art show at Versailles, in his politically correct French style, assured me that he did not know the name of the next artist and that only palace president Jean-Jacques Aillagon was au courant.

Rising Sun (ArtForum)

Vernissage TV: Murakami at Versailles

September 20, 2010 by Marion Maneker

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