Takashi Murakami Klein's Pot A Detail Poster, MCA Chicago 2017 Octopus Eats Its Own Leg, Open Edition Sheet
Takashi Murakami Klein's Pot A Detail Poster, MCA Chicago 2017 Octopus Eats Its Own Leg, Open Edition Sheet
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All teeth and eyes
An early Superflat motif, cropped close so the mouth and eyes take over the sheet. This is the Chicago printing from the 2017 retrospective.
Best for: Murakami collectors who want the brightest sheet from the Chicago show
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Described as new and unused, stored as a loose sheet and never framed.
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A Takashi Murakami poster from The Octopus Eats Its Own Leg at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, 2017, showing a detail of Klein's Pot A. An offset sheet of about 45.7 x 61 cm, described as new and never framed.
The Piece
A creature of teeth and eyes fills the sheet. A wide red mouth ringed with white fangs opens at the foot, while lashed green eyes are scattered over a body of flat orange and pale pink, crossed by bands of deep blue. Hard outline and level colour: the manner Murakami named Superflat.
MURAKAMI is set across the top in yellow capitals, and the exhibition details run in small type along a white band at the foot with the dates Jun 6 to Sep 24. This is the Chicago printing; a different sheet of the same motif was issued in Vancouver. The page records it as bought new and kept unframed.
Details
- Artist: Takashi Murakami
- Work shown: Klein's Pot A (detail)
- Issued: 2017
- Occasion: Takashi Murakami: The Octopus Eats Its Own Leg
- Publisher: Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
- Medium: Offset print on paper
- Edition: Open edition, not numbered
- Signature: None; issued unsigned
- Sheet: About 45.7 x 61 cm (18 x 24 in)
- Format: Portrait
- Framing: Unframed loose sheet
- Origin: United States
Condition
- Described as new and unused, kept as a loose sheet and never framed.
- As with any large sheet, light handling rubs or faint edge marks may be present.
- Every photograph is part of the description.
Condition grade S (unused, as new) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Described as an authentic museum poster bought from its publisher. It is an offset print, unsigned and not numbered, and is presented as exactly that. The Desk has not handled the sheet. Once framed, keep it behind UV-filtering glazing, away from direct sunlight and damp.
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