Aya Takano Moment 2020 Archival Pigment and Silkscreen Print, Hand-Signed, Edition of 50
Aya Takano Moment 2020 Archival Pigment and Silkscreen Print, Hand-Signed, Edition of 50
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Two Girls on a Seaside Road
Two of Aya Takano's girls stand side by side in the middle of a quiet coastal road, the sea a thin blue line behind them and the painted road marking 830 at their feet. One is bright and bare-shouldered, the other wrapped in a dark coat. It is a still, wistful picture of a summer afternoon.
Best for: Collectors wanting a quiet, poetic Takano portrait in an upright format
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New and unused; kept flat as a loose sheet and never framed.
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Aya Takano's Moment of 2020: an archival pigment print finished with silkscreen on a 44.1 x 37.3 cm sheet, offered as hand-signed and numbered from an edition of 50. Unframed and unused.
The Piece
Aya Takano came to prominence in the Kaikai Kiki circle around Takashi Murakami, and her slender, long-limbed girls with pale eyes and flushed cheeks have become one of the most recognisable visions in Japanese contemporary art. Her pictures move between science fiction and the everyday, always with a gentle, slightly melancholy air.
Moment is one of her quietest images. Two girls stand together in the middle of an empty coastal road, utility poles and white houses on either side and the sea glinting at the far end. One wears a striped bandeau and a ribbon in her silver hair; the other is buttoned into a dark coat, a strand of hair caught in her mouth by the wind. At their feet the road marking 830 is painted in loose white strokes.
Silkscreen is laid over the pigment print, so the soft pencil and paint textures of the original stay vivid.
Details
- Artist: Aya Takano
- Title: Moment
- Year: 2020
- Medium: Archival pigment print with silkscreen
- Edition: 50
- Signature: Offered as hand-signed and numbered in pencil
- Image size: 35.3 x 28.4 cm (13.9 x 11.2 in)
- Sheet size: 44.1 x 37.3 cm (17.4 x 14.7 in)
- Frame: Unframed sheet
- Publisher: Kaikai Kiki (as stated)
Sizes as stated; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 to 2 cm (0.5 in).
Condition
- New and unused; described as kept flat as a loose sheet since it was first delivered, never framed or hung.
- No marks, creases or fading are described or visible in the photographs.
Condition grade S (unused) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Offered as hand-signed and numbered from an edition of 50, and described as acquired directly from Kaikai Kiki. The pencil inscription AYA 2020 is visible in the photographs; the individual edition number is masked in the photograph and is confirmed to you on request before purchase. Every piece carries the Japonista authenticity guarantee.
Frame behind UV-filtering glazing on acid-free mounts, out of direct sun, and keep away from damp.
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