Takashi Murakami - Evening & Day Editions London Wednesday, January 18, 2017 | Phillips

Evening & Day Editions

London Auction 19 January 2017

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  • 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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Takashi Murakami

An Homage to Yves Klein, Multicolor C; An Homage to Monopink 1960 C; An Homage to Monogold 1960 C; and An Homage to IKB 1957 C

2012
Four offset lithographs in colours, on smooth wove paper, the full sheets.
all S. 73.5 x 53 cm (28 7/8 x 20 7/8 in.)
All signed and numbered 154/300, 184/300, 159/300 and 192/300 in black or silver ink, published by Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd., Tokyo, all framed.

Estimate
£2,000 - 3,000 •‡

Sold for £5,000

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Evening & Day Editions

London Auction 19 January 2017