Takashi Murakami - Evening & Day Editions New York Monday, April 28, 2014 | Phillips

Evening & Day Editions

New York Auction 28 April 11am & 6pm

  • Catalogue Essay

    Artworks ©2006, 2009 and 2013 Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co. Ltd., All Rights Reserved.

  • Artist Biography

    Takashi Murakami

    Japanese • 1962

    Takashi 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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Takashi Murakami

And then, and then and then and then and then / Gargle Glop; And then, and then and then and then and then / Kappa; And Then, When That's Done......I Change What I Was Yesterday Is Cast Aside, Like An Insect Shedding Its Skin; and And Then x6 Blue

2006; 2009; and 2013
Four offset lithographs in colors, on smooth wove paper, the full sheets,
all S. 19 1/2 x 19 1/2 in. (49.5 x 49.5 cm)
all signed, numbered 121/300, 121/300, 21/300 and 113/300 respectively in black or silver ink, published by Kaikai Kiki, Ltd., Tokyo, all framed.

Estimate
$6,000 - 9,000 •

Sold for $7,500

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Evening & Day Editions

New York Auction 28 April 11am & 6pm