Takashi Murakami's ‘Giant Artificial Ape ZERO’ Takes Over Thailand Toy Expo 2025
Signaling Kaikai Kiki Gallery’s first appearance at the festival.
Toy enthusiasts, art buyers and especially, Takashi Murakami fans should pay attention to this year’s lineup at Thailand Toy Expo in Bangkok. The annual fair at centralwOrld, which brings hundreds of toy vendors from across the globe, will now include Murakami’s Kaikai Kiki Gallery in this year’s list of exhibitors.
To celebrate its inaugural appearance at the Expo, the Murakami-led gallery will unveil a series of limited edition toys designed by its roster of artists including Murakami, Shoko Nakazawa, Yusuke Okada and Ohtani Workshop. One of the highlighted collectibles is Murakami’s SUPER COLOSSAL ARTIFICIAL APE BEAST ZERO (2025) which bears an eerily similar appearance similar to the Beast Titan from the hit-anime franchise, Attack On Titan. The ape-like toy is outfitted with a menacing grin and glaring eyes rendered in a hypnotizing swirl of colors. Contrasting Murakami’s monster is Ohtani Workshop’s edition revolving around an adorable creature with short and chubby T-rex arms named White Tanillo.
Each toy in Kaikai Kiki’s lineup took nearly five years to complete with the gallery closely working with its modeling team, sofubi team and the artists to bring their designs to life. The toys will release in a limited edition of just 50 pieces including trading cards to match. Original works by Yusuke Okada and Shoko Nakazawa will also be presented at the gallery’s booth. Head to Kaikai Kiki’s website for more information on the release.
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