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GEISAI#10 was held on September 17, 2006 at Tokyo Big Sight’s East Hall 4. Here, Chairman Murakami delivers remarks at the opening ceremony.
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After introducing the judges, we took a commemorative group photograph.
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Visitors waiting eagerly in line for the doors to open.
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With one line done, the visitors rushed to Kaikai Kiki’s booth where they found themselves in line again, waiting for authentic autographed posters by Takashi Murakami.
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Ayako Rokkaku’s booth. This collector couple came all the way from the Netherlands for GEISAI and their enthusiasm showed.
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At Hisashi Kondo’s booth, the artist stood weaving a self-portrait. Visitors were fascinated by watching him at work.
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Hayata Keiko did embroidery on a floorcloth. Her work brought the sort of wry smiles you’d expect from a one panel manga.
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Ai Kato’s booth. Is this cosplay? Or is she a real high school student?
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Shintaro Ohata’s booth combined paintings and sculpture to create a uniquely mysterious atmosphere.
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Moja Keiko’s booth. She became one with her stuffed toys.
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Besides the posters available at the Kaikai Kiki booth, works by Aya Takano, Chinatsu Ban, and Mahomi Kunikata also proved quite popular from beginning to end.
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Tomio Koyama’s booth featured these large, powerful paintings. There was also a live painting performance byToru Kuwakubo.