Takashi Murakami - Modern and Contemporary Editions New York Wednesday, May 21, 2008 | Phillips

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  • Catalogue Essay

    Including:
    Jelly fish eyes, numbered 239/300; Kaikaikiki news, numbered 50/300; Flower, numbered 230/300; DOB flower, numbered 60/300; Kamiuchimaki, numbered 219/300; PARA-KITI DOB, numbered 207/300; And then and then and then and then and then (blue), numbered 127/300; Reversal D.N.A., numbered 215/300; Here Comes Media, numbered 251/300; Genki ball numbered 200/300; And then and then and then and then and then (red) numbered 107/300; Moon, numbered 168/300; Mushroom Bomb Pink, numbered 250/300;; Doves and hawks numbered 190/300; Red Rope numbered 226/300; Snow, numbered 270/300.

  • 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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Untitled

2001
16 offset lithographs in colors, on smooth wove paper, the full sheets,
all S. approx. 19 5/8 x 19 5/8 in. (49.8 x 49.8 cm).
all signed and variously numbered out of 300 in black ink, published by Kaikai Kiki, Tokyo, occasional soft creases and wear along the sheet edges, otherwise all in good condition, all framed.

Estimate
$20,000 - 30,000 

Sold for $51,400

Modern and Contemporary Editions

21 May 2008, 2pm
New York