Takashi Murakami - New Now New York Wednesday, March 4, 2020 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    MA Galerie, Paris
    Acquired from the above by the present owner

  • 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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159

DOB. Melt. BLUE

vinyl chloride and helium gas
160 x 120 x 120 in. (406.4 x 304.8 x 304.8 cm.)
Executed in 1995.

Estimate
$30,000 - 50,000 

Sold for $30,000

Contact Specialist

Sam Mansour
Associate Specialist, Head of New Now Sale
New York
+1 212 940 1219

 

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New York Auction 4 March 2020