KYNE to be Featured in Phillips’ Dropshop and
Solo Selling Exhibition in New York
Silkscreen Prints and Original Paintings by the Artist to be Offered Across
Multiple Platforms, with Viewings in New York and Seoul
KYNE, (clockwise) Untitled (Brooklyn), Untitled (Pink), Untitled (Orange)
NEW YORK – 15 AUGUST 2024 – Phillips is proud to feature several works by KYNE across the company’s Dropshop platform, through a PhillipsX selling exhibition in New York, and alongside a special viewing taking place in Seoul, Korea. On 22 August, three printed works, each in a series of thirty, will become available on Phillips Dropshop. The offering will consist of three portraits – two tightly cropped versions in orange and pink, each at $3,500, and one in blue with the iconic Dumbo view as the backdrop, at $5,500. Alongside the Drop, Phillips will also sell the three original paintings from the series through PhillipsX, with an exhibition of the acrylic-on-canvas paintings taking place at 432 Park Avenue from 15 August through 4 September, and exclusively online through 15 September. One of the thirty Brooklyn silkscreen prints will also travel to Seoul, where it will be featured in Phillips’ exhibition at the Songwon Art Center, coinciding with the art week from 30 August – 8 September.
KYNE, said, “I am thrilled to present these works at Phillips, marking my first collaboration outside of Japan. I visited New York for the first time in 2015 and it was such an inspiring experience – the people, the art, and the energy. I felt like the bridge was a perfect image to reflect the time I spent in the city and one that works so well with my own style as an artist. I so enjoyed capturing this iconic landmark in the paintings and silkscreens now being offered through PhillipsX and Dropshop, and I hope to travel back to New York one day again soon to view it again in person.”
KYNE (b. 1988, Fukuoka, Japan) started his career as a graffiti artist before attending art school, ultimately evolving past his formal training to blaze a new path, where he now stands as one of Japan’s leading commercial artists. KYNE’s work features fearless women with striking gazes, creating iconic portraits that maintain an explicit boundary between the world of the figures and that of the viewers. KYNE achieves his style through precise, stylized linework and bold colors, giving his work a distinct, Japanese look that has captured global admiration of the younger, brand-aware generation.
Together with Dropshop and PhillipsX, KYNE situates his iconic figures within the metropolitan landscape of New York City, and by an equally iconic landmark in Brooklyn. KYNE’s ever-changing approach to artmaking has prompted multiple partnerships with Japanese streetwear brands and even Takashi Murakami. In his debut collaboration outside of Japan, this event aims to bring KYNE’s unique style to the forefront of the American art market.
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