Takashi Murakami - Modern & Contemporary Editions New York Sunday, November 21, 2010 | Phillips

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  • Catalogue Essay

    The complete title of the second work is: And Then. When That's Done...., I Change. What Yesterday is Cast Aside. Like An Insect Shedding its Skin.
    ©2008 and 2009 Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved

  • 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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THIS LOT IS SOLD WITH NO RESERVE.

392

Dumb Compass; and And Then...

2008 and 2009
One screenprint in colors and one offset lithograph in colors, on smooth wove paper, the full sheets,
compass S. 33 3/8 x 26 1/4 in. (84.8 x 66.7 cm);
and then S. 19 5/8 x 19 3/4 in. (49.8 x 50.2 cm)

both signed, dated `07' and `10' and numbered 200/300 and 43/300 in silver ink respectively, published by Kaikai Kiki, Japan, compass with occasional minor scuffing and very soft handling creases, otherwise both in very good condition, both unframed.

Estimate
$1,500 - 2,000 

Sold for $3,125

Modern & Contemporary Editions

21 Nov 2010
New York