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Kiko Escora
HAPPYPHOBIA: Me Love You Long Time Please Touch Me Not
- Estimate
- $9,000 - 12,000
Lot Details
charcoal and acrylic on canvas
signed with the artist's signature lower right; further signed, titled and dated 'KIKO ESCORA "HAPPYPHOBIA: Me Love You Long Time Please Touch Me Not" 2022-2023' on the reverse
152.5 x 122 cm. (60 x 48 in.)
Executed in 2022-2023.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
Estimates for this auction are in United States (US) dollars.
Bidding will be in US dollars.
In this piece, fingers intimately interlock but refuse to touch. Kiko Escora employs this image to represent the “very Filipino trait that is coyness”. The title of the artwork, Me Love You Long Time Please Touch Me Not addresses the artist’s exploration of the complex love–hate relationship between the Philippines and the West. Escora critiques how Filipinos pine for the acceptance of Westerners, yet feel self-hatred for such behaviour.
Escora’s artistic practice encompasses a wide range of media, from graphic design and painting to installations and metal sculptures. Bestowed with the Philippines’ Thirteen Artists Award in 2003, Escora is a celebrated artist both at home and abroad. He has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions globally since the late 1990s. One of his recent exhibitions was held at the Jane Lombard Gallery in New York.
This lot is physically located in the Philippines.
Prospective buyers should note they are responsible for the costs of transporting the lot from its current location to the buyer. This includes the cost of obtaining any required export and/or import licences or permits and paying any applicable taxes. The buyer of the lot is responsible for complying with applicable export and import laws and regulations. Prospective bidders are therefore advised to make independent enquiries.
Bidding will be in US dollars.
In this piece, fingers intimately interlock but refuse to touch. Kiko Escora employs this image to represent the “very Filipino trait that is coyness”. The title of the artwork, Me Love You Long Time Please Touch Me Not addresses the artist’s exploration of the complex love–hate relationship between the Philippines and the West. Escora critiques how Filipinos pine for the acceptance of Westerners, yet feel self-hatred for such behaviour.
Escora’s artistic practice encompasses a wide range of media, from graphic design and painting to installations and metal sculptures. Bestowed with the Philippines’ Thirteen Artists Award in 2003, Escora is a celebrated artist both at home and abroad. He has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions globally since the late 1990s. One of his recent exhibitions was held at the Jane Lombard Gallery in New York.
This lot is physically located in the Philippines.
Prospective buyers should note they are responsible for the costs of transporting the lot from its current location to the buyer. This includes the cost of obtaining any required export and/or import licences or permits and paying any applicable taxes. The buyer of the lot is responsible for complying with applicable export and import laws and regulations. Prospective bidders are therefore advised to make independent enquiries.
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