GEISAI Artists at Giant Robot

My most favorite artist in the whole wide world, Takashi Murakami (see: Superflat, Louis Vuitton), is co-curating an exhibit with Giant Robot publisher Eric Nakamura, selecting the cream of the crop from Murakami’s respected GEISAI art expos in Japan and bringing them across the Pacific blue to LA. GEISAI’s an important event he organizes through his Kaikai Kiki artist management company and provides fresh, rising Japanese artist talent with a direct link to the public. The GEISAI Artists show will run from September 15 to October 10 at Giant Robot’s Los Angeles GR2 gallery, which we all know has steadfastly proved itself as an important space since its inception as any of the other hoity-toity galleries in the city. Among the artists showcasing are Yasushi Ebihara, whose work revolves around an almost stalker-like obsession of Macauley Caulkin; Jaga Ichiro and her devious paintings of liquids that come from our bodies; Miki Taira and her fabric people; and Sashi Masakatsu, whose painting is the leading image of the show (left). An opening reception kicks off the show on Saturday night.