Takashi Murakami - Evening & Day Editions London Thursday, September 10, 2020 | Phillips

Evening & Day Editions

London Auction 10 September 2020

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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

Panda, Panda Cubs and Flowerball; and Panda Cubs Panda Cubs

2019
Two offset lithographs in colours, on smooth wove paper, the full sheets.
one S. 71 cm (27 7/8 in.) diameter
one S. 50 x 50 cm (19 5/8 x 19 5/8 in.)
Both signed and each numbered 104/300 and 72/300 respectively in black or silver ink, published by Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd., Tokyo, both framed.

Estimate
£1,500 - 2,000 •‡

Sold for £4,375

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Evening & Day Editions

London Auction 10 September 2020