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Takashi Murakami
Longing for Zao Wou-Ki's Flower Paintings; and Homage to Basket of Flowers by Song Dynasty Artist Li Song
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- HK$15,000 - 20,000•€1,700 - 2,200$1,900 - 2,600
HK$30,960
Lot Details
Two offset lithographs in colours, on smooth wove paper, the full sheets.
2023 & 2024
Zao Wou Ki's Longing for Flower Paintings: 65 x 54.4 cm (25 5/8 x 21 3/8 in.)
Homage to Basket of Flowers by Song Dynaty Artist Li Song: 60 x 60 cm (23 5/8 x 23 5/8 in.)
Homage to Basket of Flowers by Song Dynaty Artist Li Song: 60 x 60 cm (23 5/8 x 23 5/8 in.)
Each signed, dated and numbered 61/300 and 117/300 in silver and black ink respectively, published by Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd., Tokyo, printed in Japan, both unframed.
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Takashi Murakami
Japanese | 1962Takashi 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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