London
From Japan with Love 
This October, Sotheby’s London presents our second online sale dedicated to Contemporary prints, multiples, photographs and works on paper inspired by Contemporary Japanese culture.
Open for bidding from 5–12 October, this auction features works by Japan’s most internationally-acclaimed artists: Yoshitomo Nara, Takashi Murakami and Yayoi Kusama among other iconic creators who have each synthesised Japanese and Western popular culture with their own signature aesthetic.
In a striking contrast, the sale includes a curated selection of provocative, stark and visceral photographs from Japan’s most celebrated contemporary photographers: Nobuyoshi Araki, Rinko Kawauchi and Daido Moriyama.
Responding to the current appetite for these international artworld superstars, Sotheby’s is bringing the subcultures of otaku, anime, manga, kawaii and kinbaku to London, from Japan with love.
Consignments are still being accepted for this autumn auction; please contact the Prints Department for a complimentary valuation at no obligation.
Illustrated:
Takashi Murakami
Poporoke Forest
Sold for £5,292
Highlights Exhibition:
London, 1–6 October
For assistance with bidding and registration, please contact:
+44 207 293 5000
For sale enquiries please contact:
Yessica Marks
Director
Interim Head of Department
Prints
+44 20 7293 5212
Charlotte North
Deputy Director
Interim Deputy Head of Department
Specialist
Prints
+44 20 7293 5768
Jennifer Strotz
Associate Specialist
Prints
+ 44 207 293 6354
Brandei Estes
Director
Head of Department
+44 207 293 5586
Justine Gruser
Deputy Director
Specialist
+44 20 7293 5896
Irene Gonzalez
Junior Cataloguer
Prints/Photographs
+44 20 7293 5541
Eleanor Cooke
Senior Administrator
Prints & Photographs
+44 20 7293 6570
Julia Paeslack
Department Assistant
Administrator
Prints
+44 20 7293 5668
all images © the gallery and the artist(s)
