And then, when that's done…

Murakami, Takeshi

And then, when that's done…, 2009

Offset Lithograph

Offset lithograph. Signed and numbered "179/300. Framed 50 x 50 CM - 19 3/4 x 19 3/4 IN. Published by Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd., Tokyo. Ref.: Kaikai Kiki (2008) Takashi Murakami Prints: “My First Art” Series; Tajan, Paris, 17 Nov 2010, lot 157, ill. p.112.

Image size: 19 3/4" x 19 3/4"

Literature: Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd., Tokyo

Description: Takeshi Murakami’s And then, when that’s done… (2009) is an offset lithograph measuring 19 ¾ × 19 ¾ inches, published by Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd., Tokyo. Executed within the artist’s “My First Art” print series, the work resonates with Murakami’s Superflat ethos—melding the visual language of anime and manga with traditional Japanese painting techniques to interrogate the boundaries between high art and mass culture. The square format and lithographic medium underscore a disciplined compositional clarity, while the title’s elliptical phrasing evokes a sense of perpetual motion or narrative continuation, a motif familiar in Murakami’s broader oeuvre. Quietly rooted in post‑bubble Japan’s pop‑cultural landscape, this print reflects the artist’s ongoing dialogue between tradition and contemporary visual consumption.

$ 2,500