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PHILLIPS ANNOUNCES HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE EDITIONS, PHOTOGRAPHS AND DESIGN AUCTION IN HONG KONG
Live Sale on 12 December to Feature Works by David Hockney, Zao Wou-Ki, Yayoi Kusama and Yoshitomo Nara, Among Other Blue-Chip Artists
Also Featuring Important Works by Iconic 20th and 21st Century Photographers and an Impressive Selection of Japanese and Scandinavian Design
Nick Wilson, Head of Editions, Photographs and Design, Phillips Asia, said, “We are delighted to present a diverse lineup of works for our final live auction of 2024 in Hong Kong. This cross-category sale features an impressive array of artists, designers, and photographers from the 20th and 21st centuries, offering our community a chance to acquire pieces at the forefront of taste making. We are particularly honoured to be entrusted with selling three important collections of Editions, showcasing works by renowned Modern and Contemporary masters such as Zao Wou-Ki, Yoshitomo Nara, and David Hockney. We look forward to welcoming visitors to the preview exhibition of these stunning works, open to the public from 3 December, ahead of our auction on 12 December.”
HIGHLIGHTS FROM EDITIONS
Phillips is pleased to present works hailing from three prominent collections in the Editions section this season, including lithographs and etchings by Zao Wou-Ki, from the collection of the artist’s daughter, Sin-May Roy Zao. Further highlights are a group of Yoshitomo Nara’s iconic etchings published by the Japanese KIDO Press Gallery, and a selection of Western works from a private Asian collection, including three works by David Hockney highlighted by the screenprint Above and Beyond, from Some More New Prints (G. 1625, M.C.A.T. 339).
HIGHLIGHTS FROM PHOTOGRAPHS
A diverse and exciting selection of photographs showcases the full expressiveness of the medium. Following its Asian debut of ULTIMATE STEVEN KLEIN in June, Phillips is pleased to present Steven Klein’s Kate Moss Study #7, which illustrates his distinctive approach to fashion photography as a means of storytelling. Eiji Ohashi’s serene and evocative Roadside Lights #145 captures one of Japan’s ubiquitous vending machines in Hokkaidō after a record snowfall, presenting a meditation on nature and commercialism.
Flip Schulke's Ali Underwater captures the strong ambition of young up-and-coming boxer Cassius Clay (later Muhammed Ali). Knowing Schulke’s success with water sports photography, Clay invited him to shoot while he trained in a pool, claiming that punching underwater was as effective as training with weights. Schulke captured a series of photographs of the boxer flexing, punching, and training in a hotel swimming pool. It was only later that Schulke found out that Clay did not typically train in a swimming pool and, in fact, did not know how to swim. Nonetheless, Schulke’s photograph has become one of the most definitive images of the legendary fighter.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM DESIGN
The Design section will feature pieces by Japanese and Scandinavian designers, led by Shiro Kuramata’s Early 'How High the Moon' two-seater sofa. Widely admired for his ability to free designs from gravity and use materials in ways that defied convention, Kuramata creates objects that stretch structural boundaries and are also visually captivating. The present lot represents themes central to Kuramata's oeuvre in both its use of industrial material as medium to blur the boundaries between art and design, and the artist's characteristic imbuement of cerebral musings into his designs: in this case, the endeavour to minimise gravity while simultaneously occupying expansive volume through the use of planes of porous mesh welded to construct the sofa's visually massive form.
A pioneer of Danish modern design, Hans J. Wegner is celebrated for his iconic creations that seamlessly blend craftsmanship and artistic innovation. He designed this now-iconic ‘China’ chair after seeing an illustration of an antique round-back Chinese chair in a book about chair typologies throughout history. He simplified the form into its most clear and logical design while also utilising the best materials and superb craftsmanship, making it a classic example of Danish Modern design.
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Editions, Photographs and Design Hong Kong Auction Auction: 12 December 2024, 2pm HKT Public Exhibition: 3 - 12 December, 11am – 7pm HKT Location: G/F, WKCDA Tower, West Kowloon Cultural District, No. 8 Austin Road West, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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