No Reserve
159
Takashi Murakami
With Reverence, I Lay Myself Before You - Karin - Chrysanthemum; and Kansei (trade name of Rinpa-school Edo Painter Ogata Kōrin, literal meaning: "Voice of the Mountain Stream")
- Estimate
- HK$8,000 - 12,000•€890 - 1,300$1,000 - 1,500
HK$9,675
Lot Details
Two offset lithographs in colours, on smooth wove paper, the full sheets.
2009 & 2007
both S. 71 cm (27 7/8 in.) diam.
Each signed, dated and numbered 31/300 and 80/300 respectively in silver ink, published by Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd., Tokyo, printed in Japan, both unframed.
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Catalogue Essay
Artwork ©2007 ©2009 Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved
Takashi Murakami
Japanese | 1962Takashi Murakami is best known for his contemporary combination of fine art and pop culture. He uses recognizable iconography like Mickey Mouse and cartoonish flowers and infuses it with Japanese culture. The result is a boldly colorful body of work that takes the shape of paintings, sculptures and animations.In the 1990s, Murakami founded the Superflat movement in an attempt to expose the "shallow emptiness of Japanese consumer culture." The artist plays on the familiar aesthetic of mangas, Japanese-language comics, to render works that appear democratic and accessible, all the while denouncing the universality and unspecificity of consumer goods. True to form, Murakami has done collaborations with numerous brands and celebrities including Kanye West, Louis Vuitton, Pharrell Williams and Google.
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