Korean Pop star T.O.P teamed up with Sotheby's to curate an art auction entitled #TTTOP. The entire 28 works on offer sold for $17.4 million on 3 October 2016, well above pre-sale estimates of around $11.5 million. A portion of the proceeds from the sale will be donated to the Asian Cultural Council.
Korean Pop star T.O.P teamed up with Sotheby's to curate an art auction entitled #TTTOP. The entire 28 works on offer sold for $17.4 million on 3 October 2016, well above pre-sale estimates of around $11.5 million. A portion of the proceeds from the sale will be donated to the Asian Cultural Council.
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Sotheby's and T.O.P spent over a year selecting and curating the 28 artworks. Scroll through the gallery for some of the auction's works.
Sotheby's and T.O.P spent over a year selecting and curating the 28 artworks. Scroll through the gallery for some of the auction's works.
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Some of the pieces were made specifically for this auction by T.O.P's artist friends, such as Takashi Murakami and Nawa Kohei.
PixCell-T.O.P. (DOOM DADA) by Nawa Kohei, 2016 -- Sale price: $72,115. Estimate: $6,446 to $10,314 —
Some of the pieces were made specifically for this auction by T.O.P's artist friends, such as Takashi Murakami and Nawa Kohei.
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The year 1983 saw some of the most productive and successful days in Basquiat's artistic career. This work embodies a limited yet acidic palette of primary colors and his signature yellow.
Infantry by Jean-Michel Basquiat, 1983 -- Sale price: $5.9 million. Estimate: $3,867,900 to $5,157,200 —
The year 1983 saw some of the most productive and successful days in Basquiat's artistic career. This work embodies a limited yet acidic palette of primary colors and his signature yellow.
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Rudolf Stingel's work often makes an appearance on T.O.P's Instagram feed. In this piece the artist used gold-plated copper and marked it with individual words, initials, and phrases.
Untitled by Rudolf Stingel, 2012 -- Sale price: $2 million. Estimate: $799,366 to $1,186,156 —
Rudolf Stingel's work often makes an appearance on T.O.P's Instagram feed. In this piece the artist used gold-plated copper and marked it with individual words, initials, and phrases.
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South Korean post-war artist Seobo is well known for his abstract art but is most famous for his Ecriture series, which he began in the 1970s. Sotheby's says the work presents freedom in both calligraphic brushstrokes and in one's mind.
Ecriture No.222-85 by Seobo Park, 1985 -- Sale price: $1.1 million. Estimate: $1,031,440 to $1,547,160 —
South Korean post-war artist Seobo is well known for his abstract art but is most famous for his Ecriture series, which he began in the 1970s. Sotheby's says the work presents freedom in both calligraphic brushstrokes and in one's mind.
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Lee once said "when I passively accept external winds, an even greater world is opened." This oil painting is the largest work from the South Korean artist's Winds series, which he produced between 1982 and 1986.
With Winds by Lee Ufan, 1988 -- Sale price: $1.4 million. Estimate: $838,045 to $1,095,905 —
Lee once said "when I passively accept external winds, an even greater world is opened." This oil painting is the largest work from the South Korean artist's Winds series, which he produced between 1982 and 1986.
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The auction includes a collection of 23 works by American graffiti artist and sculptor, Keith Haring, all of which display a variety of his unique visual vocabulary.
Untitled (11) by Keith Haring, 1982 -- Sale price: $1.1 million. Estimated Price: $580,185 to $773,580 (for 23 works) —
The auction includes a collection of 23 works by American graffiti artist and sculptor, Keith Haring, all of which display a variety of his unique visual vocabulary.
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Haring first rose to prominence in the early 1980s with graffiti drawings he made on the streets and subways of New York. His bulky lines and angular figures can still found on some New York City walls today.
Untitled (7) by Keith Haring, 1982 -- Sale price: $1.1 million. Estimated Price: $580,185 to $773,580 (for 23 works) —
Haring first rose to prominence in the early 1980s with graffiti drawings he made on the streets and subways of New York. His bulky lines and angular figures can still found on some New York City walls today.
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The 23-piece lot includes a limited edition coloring book that was included with the catalog from an exhibition at the Tony Shafrazi Gallery in New York in 1982. The book invites his fans to fill in the blanks with him, as he once filled in the blank walls of the New York subway.
Untitled (1) by Keith Haring, 1982 -- Sale price: $1.1 million. Estimated Price: $580,185 to $773,580 (for 23 works) —
The 23-piece lot includes a limited edition coloring book that was included with the catalog from an exhibition at the Tony Shafrazi Gallery in New York in 1982. The book invites his fans to fill in the blanks with him, as he once filled in the blank walls of the New York subway.
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This work, by Japanese artist Gokita Tomoo, is a mixture of pop art, Surrealism, Cubism, Neo-Expressionism and Japanese graphic design.
Divorce by Gokita Tomoo, 2008 -- Sale price:$112,000. Estimate: $48,993 to $58,018 —
This work, by Japanese artist Gokita Tomoo, is a mixture of pop art, Surrealism, Cubism, Neo-Expressionism and Japanese graphic design.
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American artist Wood is well-known for his paintings, drawings and prints that depict spaces with a flat perspective. This piece is part of the artist's "New Plant" series, which he completed in 2009.
Untitled (Red and Pink on Tan) by Jonas Wood, 2009 -- Sale price: $471,795. Estimate: $128,930 to $193,395 —
American artist Wood is well-known for his paintings, drawings and prints that depict spaces with a flat perspective. This piece is part of the artist's "New Plant" series, which he completed in 2009.
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American artist Auerbach works across painting, artists' books, photography and sculpture. This woven canvas is an early example of her iconic "weave" paintings.
Slice III, by Tauba Auerbach, (2012) -- Sale price: $471,795. Estimate: $387,000 to $520,000 —
American artist Auerbach works across painting, artists' books, photography and sculpture. This woven canvas is an early example of her iconic "weave" paintings.
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Widely considered the greatest living painter, Richter's work over his fifty-year career has earned him international acclaim.
Abstraktes Bild, by Gerhard Richter (1998) -- Sale price: $1.5 million. Estimate: $1million to $1.5 million —
Widely considered the greatest living painter, Richter's work over his fifty-year career has earned him international acclaim.
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Chung lives and works in Seoul and has exhibited internationally since the late 1960s. He is one of the foremost Korean "Dansaekhwa" ("Monochrome") artists, a group that emerged when the Republic of Korea was still under a military dictatorship.
Untitled 97-3-26 by Chung Sanghwa (1997) -- Sale price: $825,641. Estimate: $775,000 to $1 million —
Chung lives and works in Seoul and has exhibited internationally since the late 1960s. He is one of the foremost Korean "Dansaekhwa" ("Monochrome") artists, a group that emerged when the Republic of Korea was still under a military dictatorship.
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Haled as the "Father of Video Art", Paik Nam June fled Korea during the civil war and moved to Japan, where he studied art history and music. He eventually settled in New York in the mid 1960s and became the first artist in the world to embrace new technology.
Fat Boy by Paik Nam June (1997) -- Sale price: $548,718. Estimate: $452,000 to $585,000 —
Haled as the "Father of Video Art", Paik Nam June fled Korea during the civil war and moved to Japan, where he studied art history and music. He eventually settled in New York in the mid 1960s and became the first artist in the world to embrace new technology.
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