Arts+Culture / NewsJapanese illustrator Ken Kagami takes us to art’s dark sideThe Tokyo-based illustrator teams self-deprecation, a wicked sense of humour, and witty design in an attempt to subvert art world snobberyShareLink copied ✔️June 13, 2017Arts+CultureNewsText Ashleigh Kane Goodhood x Beams T x Ken Kagami Ken Kagami has a wicked sense of humour – which, naturally, makes him a delightful addition to the art world. Whether the Japanese-born artist and illustrator is working on his “Intimate Portrait” sessions (where he just knows what your breasts and genitals look like without the need for removing any clothing, and draws them accordingly) or a canvas that reads “Please imagine a boring abstract painting”, it's clear he has no qualms about shaking up one of the world’s most intimidating and exclusive industries. Now he's set his sights on the British retail scene – at London's Goodhood, where the dark-humoured artist’s collaboration on a zine and a series of t-shirts, caps and posters with fellow Japanese brand Beams, is being stocked. An international extension of Kagami's own retail space in Tokyo, The Strange Store, where he sells one-off items of clothing, found objects, ephemera, art works, and zines, the Kagami/Beams/Goodhood team-up, with its tongue-in-cheek title Trendy Art Club, proves that nothing is lost in translation. See the collaboration in full here Goodhood x Beams T x Ken KagamiEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.TrendingIs Gen Z the most psychic generation yet?30 per cent of young people believe they are ‘basically psychic’ – a sign of how, in an age of information overload, many young people are turning inwardLife & Culture PolaroidArt & PhotographyThree Dazed Clubbers on documenting a complete digital detoxArt & PhotographyThings To Come: Porn saves the world in Maja Malou Lyse’s ‘bimbo sci-fi’BeautyNude awakening: Meet the young people embracing naturismLife & CultureThe case for wiping your Instagram gridFashionElla Devi is the 18-year-old fashion intern pissing off Trump’s AmericaFashionHow Indian designer Diya Joukani became the coolest girl on the internetFashionTimothée Chalamet: Watch the Beautiful Boy take on the beautiful game Beauty10 of the hottest Instagram accounts fusing art, sex and eroticaEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy