Makoto Aida

Makoto Aida (born October 4, 1965 in Niigata Prefecture) is a contemporary Japanese artist known for his provocative works of manga, painting, video, photography, sculpture, and installation. Though less well known internationally than Takashi Murakami or Yoshitomo Nara, he is recognized in Japan as one of the preeminent figures of Japanese contemporary art. Four of the members of the modern art collective Chim-Pom had previously worked with Aida.