Sunday, April 12, 2009

Saturdays@Phillips Auction, April 25th, NYC

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Saturday, April 25th is the next Saturdays@Phillips auction in New York featuring Contemporary and Urban Art, Photographs, Design and Toy Art. Many familiar faces with pieces in this auction so check it out...

Auction Saturday 25 April 2009 Noon
450 West 15 Street New York NY

Viewing 21 - 25 April
Tuesday - Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 8pm
Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday opens 9am

Tim Biskup

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Marmit, K. Akamatsu

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Mark Nagata

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Kiyoka Ikeda

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Paul Kaiju

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Vintage Nakajima Astro-Mu Nodder

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Matt Walker

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Martin Ontiveros

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Bob Conge

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Le Merde

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Carlos Enriquez Gonzalez

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Ewokone

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toybot studios

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Steve put me on his Toy Art Update II. Thanks Steve! I am not worthy!

KIRKLAND JUE (TOYBOT STUDIOS)
Semi-Ninjin Bling, 2008
ESTIMATE $1,000-1,500
A custom adaptation of the great Japanese M-1 Co.’s classic Ultraman alien monster, Kaiju. Semi-Ninjin Bling immediately catapults us into various inspirations: the cross-identity of 1960’s Japanese sci-fi TV culture, Dashiell Hamett’s pulp tour de force “The Maltese Falcon”, and contemporary art’s absorption with art as commodity. How, you ask? By brilliantly covering the eight inch vinyl figure with 3,500 rhinestones! Mr. Jue has created the ‘never seen’ icon of our time, reminiscent Judy Garland’s ruby slippers, Michael Jackson’s glittering glove, and Damien Hirst’s “For the Love of God”.


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Philips De Pury Auction

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2 comments:

hellopike said...

Dude, best of luck with the Semi- I hope you get a good cut! ;)

Kendyl Young said...

This is quite Bling-o-licious. Guess San Francisco is finally making you one of it's own...

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