Ulala Imai - 20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Day Sale Hong Kong Tuesday, June 21, 2022 | Phillips

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  • “While it’s reasonable to project human feelings and family dynamics onto toys, they are not simply symbols or avatars of real people. Imai creates more ambiguity, proposing that they represent us, and that we share some of their qualities… The toys reflect the obstruction of personal agency and need to don masks in society. Family, Imai suggests, offers a warm respite, but it is edged with the anxiety of needing each other, for better or worse.” 
    — Natalie Haddad for Hyperallergic 

    The present work exhibited at Tokyo, Takashimaya Shinjuku Gallery, Ulala Imai: AMAZING, 7 - 19 October 2020

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    • Provenance

      Takashimaya Shinjuku Gallery, Tokyo
      Acquired from the above by the present owner

    • Exhibited

      Tokyo, Takashimaya Shinjuku Gallery, Ulala Imai: AMAZING, 7 - 19 October 2020

    • Artist Biography

      Ulala Imai

      Ulala Imai (b. 1982) was born in Kanagawa, Japan and currently lives and works in Tokyo. Her canvases are typically still life, showing familial life as well as well known imagery from popular culture. Though the objects she paints are personal to her upbringing and her own memories, they are relatable and nostalgic to the viewer as well.
       

      Imai is a graduate of Tama Art University, Tokyo. Her recent solo exhibitions include Lulu, Mexico City (2021); Parco Museum, Tokyo (2021); Nonaka-Hill, Los Angeles (2021); Uncle Brother, New York (2021); Union Pacific, London (2020); Oil Gallery, Tokyo (2020); Tokyo Opera City Gallery, Tokyo (2020); and XYZ Collective, Tokyo (2019).

       
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Gathering

signed, titled and dated '2020 "GATHERING" Ulala Imai' on the reverse
oil on canvas
60.6 x 72.7 cm. (23 7/8 x 28 5/8 in.)
Painted in 2020.

Full Cataloguing

Estimate
HK$70,000 - 90,000 
€8,500-11,000
$9,000-11,500

Sold for HK$1,008,000

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20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Day Sale

Hong Kong Auction 21 June 2022