The two faces of Takashi Murakami: He's high art. He's low culture. He's a one-man mass-market machine
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Takashi Murakami, president of Kaikai Kiki, is sometimes characteriz ed as the next Andy Warhol. Murakami, who deals in design, art and innovative toy concepts, among many other things, is profiled.
Publication Name: Wired
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 1059-1028
Year: 2003
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The godfather
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Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto is profiled. Miyamoto is a pioneering figure in video games, being responsible for such milestones as Donkey Kong, Super Mario Bros., and The Legend of Zelda.
Publication Name: Wired
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 1059-1028
Year: 2003
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Gizmondo's spectacular crack-up
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Details of the illegal activities undertaken by Bo Stefan Eriksson, founder of Gizmondo Europe videogame company, before his death are discussed.
Publication Name: Wired
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 1059-1028
Year: 2006
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