Last week I went to see Takashi Murakami show at the Brooklyn Museum.

Murakami's use of color is is terrific and the technique is off the chain, but there's so much more to his work than is evident at first glance. It's powerful, political and the story of a marginalized people.
When asked about his work Murakami had this to say " If my art looks positive and cheerful, I would doubt my art was accepted in the contemporary art scene. My art is not Pop art. It is a record of the struggle of the discriminated people." - Takashi Murakami.

Understanding the true purpose of the work makes me relate to it even more. It's likely to resonate with me for a long time.

Peep this trailer from the KaiKai and KiKi movie