Lots, Lots of Kaikai and Kiki
Takashi Murakami
Lots, Lots of Kaikai and Kiki
Takashi Murakami
Current Price
$46,500
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Current Price
$46,500
Catalogue
Provenance
- 1
Acquired directly from the artist's studio, Tokyo, 2003
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Private collection, Tokyo, 2003–2008
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Sotheby's New York, Contemporary Art Evening Sale, 12 November 2008, Lot 34
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Private collection, New York, 2008–present
“What strikes me most about this work is the way Murakami holds two seemingly irreconcilable impulses in perfect tension — the childlike joy of Kaikai and Kiki cascading across the surface, and the underlying unease of a culture consuming itself. It is a painting about joy that quietly refuses to let you feel it without complication.”
Dr. James Harrington
Director of Contemporary Art, Double Dutch Auctions
Collections
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York
The Broad, Los Angeles
Louis Vuitton Foundation, Paris
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
Gagosian Collection, New York & London
Astrup Fearnley Museet, Oslo
Takashi Murakami (b. 1962, Tokyo) is the defining figure of contemporary Japanese art. His Superflat theory collapses the hierarchy between fine art and popular culture, fusing the visual language of manga and anime with centuries of Japanese screen painting. Working across canvas, sculpture, and landmark collaborations with Louis Vuitton and Kanye West, Murakami has built one of the most recognisable bodies of work in the world.
Takashi Murakami
Contemporary Japanese Artist
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