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Takashi Murakami

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

Estimate
$2,000 - 3,000
$5,292
Lot Details
Two offset lithographs in colors, on smooth wove paper, the full sheets.
2012
both S. 29 x 20 7/8 in. (73.7 x 53 cm)
Both signed and numbered 160/300 and 180/300 in black and silver ink, published by Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd., Tokyo, one framed.
Catalogue Essay
Artworks ©2012 and Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co. Ltd., All Rights Reserved.

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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