Takashi Murakami - Evening & Day Editions New York Wednesday, October 26, 2016 | Phillips

Evening & Day Editions

New York Auction 26 October 2016 

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  • 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

An Homage to Yves Klein, Multicolor C; An Homage to Monogold 1960 C; An Homage to Monopink 1960 C; and An Homage to IKB 1957 C

2012
Four offset lithographs in colors, on smooth wove paper, the full sheets.
all S. 29 x 20 3/4 in. (73.7 x 52.7 cm)
All signed and numbered 176/300, 180/300, 196/300 and 207/300 respectively, three in silver ink and one in black ink, published by Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd, Tokyo, all framed.

Estimate
$3,000 - 5,000 •

Sold for $4,750

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Evening & Day Editions

New York Auction 26 October 2016