Takashi Murakami - Evening & Day Editions London Thursday, September 12, 2019 | Phillips

Evening & Day Editions

London Auction 12 September 2019

  • Catalogue Essay

    Artworks ©2006, 2012 and 2013 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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Takashi Murakami

And Then x 6 (Blue: The Polke Method); And Then x 6 (Red Dots: The Superflat Method); and And then, and then and then and then and then / Yellow Jelly

2006; 2012; and 2013
Three offset lithographs in colours, on smooth wove paper, the full sheets.
all S. 50 x 50 cm (19 5/8 x 19 5/8 in.)
Each signed and numbered 96/300, 125/300, and 130/300 respectively in black and silver ink, published by Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd., Tokyo, all framed.

Estimate
£1,000 - 1,500 •‡

Sold for £5,625

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Evening & Day Editions

London Auction 12 September 2019