PRESS - 2023.05.08
High-quality works by both domestic and foreign artists gathering in Daikanyama
SBI Art Auction is pleased to present the "58th SBI Art Auction｜MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART" on Friday, May 26 and Saturday, May 27, 2023.
The sale will feature "JAN 24, 1971 "Today" Series No.2" by KAWARA On, a leading figure in conceptual art. The work appears on the cover of this sale's catalogue. Outstanding works of post-war art including an oil painting by the GUTAI master SHIRAGA Kazuo, and YUN Hyong-Keun, a prominent figure of the Korean monochrome paintings will be presented. Another highlight includes works by young Japanese contemporary artists such as IDA Yukimasa and HANAI Yusuke. In addition, emerging overseas artists will also be featured, including Jason Boyd KINSELLA, whose work will be first introduced in Japan, as well as Katherine BERNHARDT and Edgar PLANS.
We hope you look forward to it.
■The 58th SBI Art Auction｜MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART
Number of lots: 326
Total low estimate: ¥711,200,000
Auction Date:
Friday, May 26, 2023 13:00- Lot. 001-141
Saturday, May 27, 2023 13:00- Lot. 142-330
Preview:
Wednesday, May 24, 2023 11:00AM – 7:00 PM (JST)
Thursday, May 25, 2023 11:00AM – 7:00 PM (JST)
Venue:
HILLSIDE FORUM (18-8 Sarugakucho Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 150-0033, Japan)
* In addition to bidding at the venue, you can bid by phone, absentee, or online.
* 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_05_27/en/
■Highlights
*Access to online catalogue:
https://www.sbiartauction.co.jp/en/auction/catalogue/114
■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/
■Upcoming auction
The 59th SBI Art Auction
Auction Date: Friday, July 14 and Saturday, July 15, 2023
■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 Building East Wing, 3-6-11 Ariake, Koutou-ku, Tokyo, 135-0063 JAPAN
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/
The sale will feature "JAN 24, 1971 "Today" Series No.2" by KAWARA On, a leading figure in conceptual art. The work appears on the cover of this sale's catalogue. Outstanding works of post-war art including an oil painting by the GUTAI master SHIRAGA Kazuo, and YUN Hyong-Keun, a prominent figure of the Korean monochrome paintings will be presented. Another highlight includes works by young Japanese contemporary artists such as IDA Yukimasa and HANAI Yusuke. In addition, emerging overseas artists will also be featured, including Jason Boyd KINSELLA, whose work will be first introduced in Japan, as well as Katherine BERNHARDT and Edgar PLANS.
We hope you look forward to it.
■The 58th SBI Art Auction｜MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART
Number of lots: 326
Total low estimate: ¥711,200,000
Auction Date:
Friday, May 26, 2023 13:00- Lot. 001-141
Saturday, May 27, 2023 13:00- Lot. 142-330
Preview:
Wednesday, May 24, 2023 11:00AM – 7:00 PM (JST)
Thursday, May 25, 2023 11:00AM – 7:00 PM (JST)
Venue:
HILLSIDE FORUM (18-8 Sarugakucho Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 150-0033, Japan)
* In addition to bidding at the venue, you can bid by phone, absentee, or online.
* 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_05_27/en/
■Highlights
*Access to online catalogue:
https://www.sbiartauction.co.jp/en/auction/catalogue/114
■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/
■Upcoming auction
The 59th SBI Art Auction
Auction Date: Friday, July 14 and Saturday, July 15, 2023
■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 Building East Wing, 3-6-11 Ariake, Koutou-ku, Tokyo, 135-0063 JAPAN
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/
