Takashi Murakami - Editions & Works on Paper New York Tuesday, April 24, 2018 | Phillips
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    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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Parallel Universe; Spiral; Hands Clasped; and Another Dimension Brushing Against Your Hand

2014 and 2015
Four offset lithographs in colors, on smooth wove paper, the full sheets.
two S. 26 3/4 x 26 3/4 in. (67.9 x 67.9 cm)
two S. 25 3/4 x 34 1/8 in. (65.4 x 86.7 cm)

All signed and numbered 116/300, 113/300, 53/300 and 50/300 in black ink respectively, published by Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd., Tokyo, both framed.

Estimate
$4,000 - 6,000 

Sold for $4,750

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New York Auction 24 April 2018