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"The Currency" by Damien Hirst is a giclée print on paper, featuring a vibrant array of multicoloured dots scattered across the surface. Each dot is unique in hue and texture, reflecting Hirst's fascination with repetition and individuality. This piece echoes his famous "Spot Paintings," yet its medium and playful execution highlight a deviation towards exploring value and commodification in art. Typical of Hirst's oeuvre, the work challenges viewers to consider the intersection of art and finance, questioning what constitutes value within the contemporary art market.
This untitled piece by Yuya Hashizume is a striking example of contemporary pop art. The painting depicts a young individual with large, expressive eyes and glasses, rendered in a minimalist style with bold lines and flat colours. Hashizume's work often focuses on youthful, cartoon-like characters, exploring themes of modern identity and emotional expression. The character's slightly melancholic gaze invites viewers to ponder their inner world. This artwork is typical of Hashizume's oeuvre, characterised by its clean, simple aesthetic and evocative, relatable subjects.
Provenance:
SBI Art Auction
Private Collection, China
"Yayoi Kusama's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" (2012) is a limited-edition collaboration between the iconic Japanese artist and Louis Vuitton. This special edition features Kusama's signature polka dot motifs and includes a custom-made box, a portrait of Alice in Kusama's distinctive style, and a photograph of Kusama herself in her studio. The book brings a contemporary art twist to Lewis Carroll's classic tale, combining Kusama's vibrant, whimsical aesthetic with the timeless story. This edition highlights Kusama's ongoing exploration of repetitive patterns and bold colours, making it a unique collector's item that bridges literature and visual art.
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"A Little Flower Painting" by Takashi Murakami is a vibrant print that embodies his signature Superflat style. The artwork features a joyful array of brightly coloured, smiling flowers, each with large, expressive faces, creating an atmosphere of cheerfulness and whimsy. This repetitive floral motif and the bold palette reflect Murakami's exploration of consumer culture and traditional Japanese art forms. As a print, it exemplifies Murakami's ability to blend high art with commercial imagery, making it accessible while maintaining his critique of contemporary society. This piece is a quintessential example of Murakami's playful yet thoughtful artistic approach.
Provenance:
Private Collecti
"A Little Flower Painting" by Takashi Murakami is a vibrant print that embodies his signature Superflat style. The artwork features a joyful array of brightly coloured, smiling flowers, each with large, expressive faces, creating an atmosphere of cheerfulness and whimsy. This repetitive floral motif and the bold palette reflect Murakami's exploration of consumer culture and traditional Japanese art forms. As a print, it exemplifies Murakami's ability to blend high art with commercial imagery, making it accessible while maintaining his critique of contemporary society. This piece is a quintessential example of Murakami's playful yet thoughtful artistic approach.
Provenance:
Private Collecti
About Bomb Hugger
Bomb Hugger portrays a young girl embracing a bomb with a familiarity typically reserved for toys or humans. The stark dichotomy between this innocent gesture and the inherently destructive nature of the bomb serves as a commentary on the intricacies and contradictions of contemporary society. Renowned for his adept use of striking juxtapositions, Banksy employs this technique to convey nuanced social and political messages. The bomb, reminiscent of those seen in media coverage, introduces an ominous presence that contrasts with the youthful innocence of the central figure. The deliberate use of fluorescent pink in the background further accentuates the childlike qualitie
About Gangsta Rat
A rat in a baseball cap appears next to a ghetto blaster, showcasing recognisable attributes of NYC ‘90s hip hop culture. IPOW tag features on the wall behind the rat, referencing Pictures on Walls – Banksy’s main print publisher from 2003 until 2017.
Broader context
Banksy employs rats in his artworks as a means of addressing class inequality and questioning societal stereotypes, particularly those perpetuated by mainstream media regarding the urban underclass. Executed in Banksy's distinctive stencil style, the Gangsta Rat takes inspiration from 90s New York hip hop fashion. Adorned with a New York Mets baseball cap, ear piercing, and a lengthy chain, the creature embo
About Festival
Festival captures a gathering of people queued up to purchase a t-shirt featuring an anti-capitalist slogan. The line consists of both the young and the elderly, representing diverse subculture groups and serving as a microcosm of contemporary society. Banksy orchestrates the scene with a subtle paradox: those standing in line ostensibly supporting an anti-capitalist message are engaged in buying and spending, the very activities that propel capitalism's relentless cycle.
Broader context
The print offers a critical examination of the behavioural patterns ingrained in consumer society. Unable to enact a meaningful change, the individuals depicted in Banksy’s print succumb to
About Donuts (Chocolate)
Donuts (Chocolate) depicts an American police van with a chocolate glazed donut on top of the vehicle. A group of five police officers on motorcycles is seen around the car, introducing a link between symbols of consumerism and modern structures of control and power.
Broader Context
The overlapping realms of consumerism and police control in the print invite a variety of interpretations. The overwhelming size of the donut and its playful presence on top of the car diminish the notion of authority vested in the police. The visual choice suggests that actions of the police aren’t headed in the right direction as they often serve the needs of political bodies rather
Bomb Hugger is a powerful early screen print by the famous anonymous street artist Banksy. The image has become iconic for its exploration of the dichotomy between love and war, a topic that Banksy is often concerned with.
The image depicts a young girl with a ponytail hugging a bomb as if it were a cuddly toy. The bomb, similar to those dropped from military aircraft, is cumbersome when held in the arms of a child. Banksy's use of a child as the subject of the image emphasizes the fragility of innocence and makes the contrast with the symbol of war even more striking.
The girl is stenciled in black and white against a blocked bubblegum pink background, emphasizing her diminutive figure an
About Applause
Part of the Barely Legal print series, Banksy's Applause captures a scene where two air traffic controllers guide a fighter jet, with a cargo ship looming in the background. The vessel hovers over onlookers, diminishing them to a nearly imperceptible size. The central male figure holds an applause sign, the sole burst of colour amid the yellow high-visibility jackets. Intriguingly, the original crowd from the coloured photograph that inspired the print has been erased with a stencil, creating a white noise effect that symbolises the impact of television and popular media on contemporary society.
Broader context
The print comments on the dynamics of media dissemination and o
Mind Condition. Comes in its original packaging.
Hand-signed by artist, Hand-signed and numbered on the verso
In the late 1990s, anonymous French artist Invader began cementing and gluing ceramic mosaic Space Invaders—pixelated characters from the eponymous 1978 video game—across the streets of Paris. He expanded his roster to include Pac-Man ghosts and other popular 8-bit characters, and his works now adorn cities around the world, from Los Angeles to Kathmandu. Along with these clandestine works of street art, Invader has produced mosaics on Perspex panel, plywood, and book covers. He has also created paintings, drawings, and screen prints in his signature pixelated style. These works re
About Gangsta Rat
In Gangsta Rat, a rat in a baseball cap appears next to a ghetto blaster, encapsulating trademarks of NYC ‘90s hip hop culture. IPOW tag features on the wall behind the rat, referencing Banksy’s main print publisher – Pictures on Walls.
Broader context
Rendered in Banksy’s iconic stencil, the rat impersonates the 90’s New York hip hop fashion. Wearing a New York Mets baseball cap, ear piercing, and a long chain, the creature features a series of attributes typically associated with the world of New York underground culture and hip hop music. Rats feature in Banksy’s works to give voice to the issues of class inequality and challenge social stereotypes, especially ones as
