PRESS - 2023.01.06
SBI’s 2023 year beginning sale held on January 27 – 28 in Daikanyama
SBI Art Auction is thrilled to present the "55th SBI Art Auction｜LIVE STREAM + MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART" sales on Friday, January 27 and Saturday, January 28, 2023 at Hillside Forum in Daikanyama, Tokyo.
Starting with KUSAMA Yayoi's acrylic work with a vivid grape motif, eight original works in acrylic, gouache, and collage, including a chic monotone pumpkin, and 21 edition works; the diverse Kusama world will be unfolded throughout the lineup. In addition, a 100 x 100 cm square canvas work by ROKKAKU Ayako, a life-size canvas work by KYNE, and original colored pencil works by NARA Yoshitomo will add vibrance to the sale. Works by up-and-coming artists who have been redefining the recent Japanese art market such as IMAI Ulala and TOMOZAWA Kotao, a total of five silkscreen works by Andy WARHOL including a Campbell's Soup Can, as well as works by a number of notable international artists such as Jordy KERWICK and Edgar PLANS will be on display.
■The 55th SBI Art Auction｜LIVE STREAM + MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART
Number of lots: 526
Total low estimate: ¥ 569,220,000
【Auction Date】
Friday, January 27, 2023 11:00 AM (JST) – Lot.001-313 (live streaming auction)
Saturday, January 28, 2023 11:00 AM (JST) – Lot.314-532 (on-site auction)
【Preview】
Wednesday, January 25, 2023 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM (JST)
Thursday, January 26, 2023 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM (JST)
【Venue】
HILLSIDE FORUM (18-8 Sarugakucho Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 150-0033, Japan)
* The sale on Friday, January 27 is a no-attendance live-streamed auction. You can bid by phone, absentee, or online.
* In addition to bidding by phone, absentee, or online, you can bid at the venue on Saturday, January 28.
* You can also watch the progress of the auction on YouTube.
YouTube Streaming: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC32a7MUOI-xI1DY-CghG-KA
* Please check the website for details.
Website: https://www.sbiartauction.co.jp/lp/2023_01_28/en/
■Highlights
*Access to online catalogue: https://www.sbiartauction.co.jp/en/auction/catalogue/111
■About our auction
SBI Art Auction holds public auctions arranged to present fine works of contemporary art created in and after the twentieth century, as well as modern art, photography, design, and crafts that can adorn and enrich the lives of a wide variety of clients.
The current auction participants include nationals of more than 50 countries*, and we are proud of being Japan's most international auction, since bids by overseas customers amount to about 30% of the title.
We are working to grow and expand the Japanese art market by actively introducing not only the works of artists who symbolize the Japanese art market, but also the works of overseas artists who are rarely exhibited in domestic auctions.
*As of April 2022
Instagram：https://www.instagram.com/sbiartauction/
■How to participate in our auction
The auction is held by bidding for the sale price.
Customers who participate for the first time are requested to register in advance.
For more information on how to buy works at auction, please see the following page.
Details on how to participate and buy: https://www.sbiartauction.co.jp/en/buy-sell/buy/
■About us
SBI Art Auction Co., Ltd. provides a wide variety of services corresponding to our clients' needs, including auctioning, brokering private sales, financing, and consulting. Our aim is to ensure that more people come to appreciate the pleasure, importance, and fun of owning artworks, while at the same time helping them to keep their artworks in good condition over the long term and pass them along to the next generation.
Company name: SBI Art Auction Co., Ltd.
Representative Director: FUJIYAMA Tomohiro
Address: TFT Bldg East Wing, 3-6-11 Ariake, Koutou-ku, Tokyo
Established: April 1, 2011
HP: https://www.sbiartauction.co.jp/en/
For press inquiries
Kaku (Ms.), Okamura (Ms.)
SBI Art Auction Co., Ltd.
TFT Building East Wing, 3-6-11 Ariake, Koutou-ku, Tokyo, 135-0063 JAPAN
Tel: +81-3-3527-6692
Mail: artauction@sbigroup.co.jp
Web: https://www.sbiartauction.co.jp/en/
Starting with KUSAMA Yayoi's acrylic work with a vivid grape motif, eight original works in acrylic, gouache, and collage, including a chic monotone pumpkin, and 21 edition works; the diverse Kusama world will be unfolded throughout the lineup. In addition, a 100 x 100 cm square canvas work by ROKKAKU Ayako, a life-size canvas work by KYNE, and original colored pencil works by NARA Yoshitomo will add vibrance to the sale. Works by up-and-coming artists who have been redefining the recent Japanese art market such as IMAI Ulala and TOMOZAWA Kotao, a total of five silkscreen works by Andy WARHOL including a Campbell's Soup Can, as well as works by a number of notable international artists such as Jordy KERWICK and Edgar PLANS will be on display.
■The 55th SBI Art Auction｜LIVE STREAM + MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART
Number of lots: 526
Total low estimate: ¥ 569,220,000
【Auction Date】
Friday, January 27, 2023 11:00 AM (JST) – Lot.001-313 (live streaming auction)
Saturday, January 28, 2023 11:00 AM (JST) – Lot.314-532 (on-site auction)
【Preview】
Wednesday, January 25, 2023 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM (JST)
Thursday, January 26, 2023 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM (JST)
【Venue】
HILLSIDE FORUM (18-8 Sarugakucho Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 150-0033, Japan)
* The sale on Friday, January 27 is a no-attendance live-streamed auction. You can bid by phone, absentee, or online.
* In addition to bidding by phone, absentee, or online, you can bid at the venue on Saturday, January 28.
* You can also watch the progress of the auction on YouTube.
YouTube Streaming: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC32a7MUOI-xI1DY-CghG-KA
* Please check the website for details.
Website: https://www.sbiartauction.co.jp/lp/2023_01_28/en/
■Highlights
*Access to online catalogue: https://www.sbiartauction.co.jp/en/auction/catalogue/111
■About our auction
SBI Art Auction holds public auctions arranged to present fine works of contemporary art created in and after the twentieth century, as well as modern art, photography, design, and crafts that can adorn and enrich the lives of a wide variety of clients.
The current auction participants include nationals of more than 50 countries*, and we are proud of being Japan's most international auction, since bids by overseas customers amount to about 30% of the title.
We are working to grow and expand the Japanese art market by actively introducing not only the works of artists who symbolize the Japanese art market, but also the works of overseas artists who are rarely exhibited in domestic auctions.
*As of April 2022
Instagram：https://www.instagram.com/sbiartauction/
■How to participate in our auction
The auction is held by bidding for the sale price.
Customers who participate for the first time are requested to register in advance.
For more information on how to buy works at auction, please see the following page.
Details on how to participate and buy: https://www.sbiartauction.co.jp/en/buy-sell/buy/
■About us
SBI Art Auction Co., Ltd. provides a wide variety of services corresponding to our clients' needs, including auctioning, brokering private sales, financing, and consulting. Our aim is to ensure that more people come to appreciate the pleasure, importance, and fun of owning artworks, while at the same time helping them to keep their artworks in good condition over the long term and pass them along to the next generation.
Company name: SBI Art Auction Co., Ltd.
Representative Director: FUJIYAMA Tomohiro
Address: TFT Bldg East Wing, 3-6-11 Ariake, Koutou-ku, Tokyo
Established: April 1, 2011
HP: https://www.sbiartauction.co.jp/en/
For press inquiries
Kaku (Ms.), Okamura (Ms.)
SBI Art Auction Co., Ltd.
TFT Building East Wing, 3-6-11 Ariake, Koutou-ku, Tokyo, 135-0063 JAPAN
Tel: +81-3-3527-6692
Mail: artauction@sbigroup.co.jp
Web: https://www.sbiartauction.co.jp/en/
