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New York Auction 16 - 17 April

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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

Thank You for the Wonderful Destiny

2021
Giclée print in colors, on Photo Rag paper, with full margins.
I. 19 5/8 x 19 5/8 in. (49.8 x 49.8 cm)
S. 23 5/8 x 23 5/8 in. (60 x 60 cm)
Signed, dated and numbered 14/100 in pencil (there were also 10 artist’s proofs), accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity issued by the publisher, published by Absolut Art, unframed.

Estimate
$1,500 - 2,500 •

Sold for $2,286

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Editions & Works on Paper

New York Auction 16 - 17 April