How much is Takashi Murakami?
ARTinvestment.RU   28 сентября 2017

In anticipation of the opening of Russia's first exhibition of the legendary "Japanese Warhol" at the center for contemporary art "Garage" we publish the reference about the approximate prices of his works in the global auction market

That it would be good to know before going to the exhibition Murakami? At least, that in the "Garage" brought by-настоящему world star located at the peak of creative forms.

Murakami — are one of those people that not only determine the direction in modern art, but also globally influence design and fashion. A workaholic, a rebel, a bully who takes and achieves success in everything that turns him on at the moment. Today wanted — made sculptural series. Tomorrow, the head of hustle — launched a line of what-нибудь fashion sneakers along with Vans or turned into sandals sneakers with Adidas. Weather the day after tomorrow whispers — times, and welded the exclusive personal sake prescription 300-летней ago. @Ndashто Nakata — times, ceased most famous multi-year collaboration with Louis Vuitton. There was a good mood — removed the children's film. In General, going to us is not just an artist, and the orchestra — is truly a "Renaissance" man, art-фабрика and brand.

With Murakami and so has — to reduce everything to the epithets. Within a short Internet-публикации it is useless to delve into the main stages of the creation of this Japanese blocks. It is better to buy a specially published for the exhibition catalog, to read the texts of the chief curator Ekaterina Inozemtseva, to attend lectures and seminars public programs "Garage" and listen to the artist himself. A conversation with him, by the way, is — is scheduled for November 16, 2017. Well, as the study of matter at the same time it is possible to keep in mind that it is the heritage of artists level Murakami historians of the future will be to determine what lived in our civilization at the turn of XX — XXI centuries.

And while the pathos is not at any high level finally, I propose to ask the price of interest, how many today are master pieces.

In top-20 living artists Takashi Murakami came in 2008, after 2,5-метровая hooligan sculpture "My lone cowboy" of fiberglass was sold Sotbeby''s for $15 160 000 — to five times more expensiveestimate. Bidery at that time were heavily involved in their dispute for the lot, because since then, auction prices for works of Murakami never was close to the mark. Random but is the result also will not call several times the Murakami sculptures sold in the range $1 000 000-4 000 000. And really, in recent years, large short-run sculpture Murakami is excellent buy at the auctions mainly for $600 000-1 000 000.

Painting Takashi Murakami, its recognizable acrylics, standing in a wide range of $40 000-400 000. The price depends on the size of the plot volume of the series. Well, the minimum budget for those wishing to hang this at home Murakami — is about $ 1 500-2 000. So now at auction are the original prints — lithography and offset printing. Sometimes someone-то lucky to buy for $800, but it is very rare for good luck. A little more expensive graphics, but also under budget $1500-4500 for auctions sold by high-volume (from a series of 200 copies) sculptures. In General, it turns out that to learn the art of Murakami is at least fifteen hundred dollars. Only cheaper sneakers.

it should be understood that limited edition items will be pleasing to the eye, but for investment purposes, they are not suitable. Unlike painting or sculpture of a large short-run. Good example —, the same two-meter-Kiki, which in 2011 was sold at Christie's for $1.3 million. Very similar sculpture in 2008 bought at another auction in two times cheaper. That is, theoretically, someone-то earned about $700 000 for three years.

Exhibition by Takashi Murakami "Will gentle rain" will be held at the Museum of modern art "Garage" from September 29, 2017 February 4, 2018. The exhibition includes works created by the artist since the early 1990-х years. Judging by the photos from the exhibition installation, the spectacle is preparing a large-scale and impressive — with gigantic sculptures, with a special scenography. Previously known that in the "Garage" will be displayed over 80 works by the artist — from the Museum of modern art of the XXI century (Kanazawa), the Mori Art Museum (Tokyo), things from the workshop of Murakami, manga of the peace Memorial Museum (Hiroshima) and works from private collections. About the directory I have already said, this will be the first publication dedicated to Murakami in Russian. In addition, the exhibition will be supplemented with Japanese prints and paintings from the collection of the Pushkin Museum Pushkin.

In General, slowly come. But a closer look there, looking at his feet, hands waving and a little less selfie to be done with caution. Don't look that plastic: it is necessaryall, as we have seen, at the level of the treasures of the Armory.

Vladimir Bogdanov, AI

Sources: garagemca.org, artinvestment.ru

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