村上隆さんのインスタグラム写真 - (村上隆Instagram)「Right now, I am working on preparing an installation piece for my solo show at the Garage (Moscow) @garagemca in collaboration with MADSAKI @madsaki his friend, and other Japanese graffiti artists, @fukitalltokyo @tengaone @onezker and have been posting the progress on Instagram. Whenever I post images of MADSAKI's and snipe1’s works, some people post “TOY” or “No skill” in the comments. I didn’t get this, so I asked Takumi Kaseno, @ksnyang who handles graffiti-related projects at Kaikai Kiki, @kaikaikikigallery what this was all about. “Oh, that means they are dissing these artists,” he said. “Graffiti in the US is very refined and they tend to emphasize skill. I think they are dissing the artists from that perspective. But in Europe, the permissive range is wider- while some works are very skillfully executed, there are also artists who make works that are characterized as ‘toy' or ‘trash’—worthless—but who actively adopt the dirtiness or childishness as their preferred styles. I don’t think you should simply take it negatively when someone disses your work as ‘toy.' MADSAKI and snipe1 have both lived in the US for many years, so perhaps they are saying it’s pathetic that they haven’t managed to prioritize their skills following the American way. But there are others, like UFO, @ufo907 who have always made ‘toy' works; after many years of making such works without any shame, it has become their style. So while probably those commenting on your Instagram posts are dissing the artists, their values aren’t absolute." I see, that makes sense. But I’m more concerned about the artists’ subjective views, that is: What are the realities for the Japanese graffiti artists? When I met MADSAKI, he was already presenting his “Wannabe” series, in which he spray painted historical masterpieces on canvas. It was already different from what you think of as street art, and our relationship started when I bought one of his works from this series. ... Continue...」9月7日 6時45分