No Reserve
98
Takashi Murakami
Coffee Blues
- Estimate
- HK$15,000 - 20,000•€1,800 - 2,400$1,900 - 2,600
HK$30,480
Lot Details
The complete set of four screenprints in colours, on coffee filters, the full sheets.
2020
all S. 29.1 x 30.5 cm (11 1/2 x 12 in.)
All signed, dated and numbered 14/50, 16/50, 14/50, and 19/50 respectively in black ink (there were also 15 artist's proofs), published by Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd., Tokyo, all unframed.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
Including Blade; Drip; Morning; and Afternoon
Takashi Murakami
Japanese | 1962Takashi 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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