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Another Kaiju Auction - Phillips de Pury NYC 4.26
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Author:  miami [ Sat Apr 12, 2008 4:21 am ]
Post subject:  Another Kaiju Auction - Phillips de Pury NYC 4.26
Well, I guess Phillips de Pury was happy with the outcome of that London auction selling kaiju, so here's another one set for April 26 in NY. Also several Murakami prints, it'll be interesting to see if the MOCA show has affected his prices. (None of his real top-drawer prints, though.)

I still think that anyone who gets to sell their toy collection by placing it at auction among Rauschenberg, Warhol, Nevelson, Kagan, Mapplethorpe, Cindy Sherman, etc. is a very fortunate seller. (And if that Eames screen goes for anything close to their estimate, I want it!)

The toys are on pages 2, 3 and 7. Again sort of a curious mix, from a '74 Bullmark Ghidorah to a 2008 Nagata HP Damn. Several SB pieces, but at least they haven't discovered RxH quite yet!

See
http://tinyurl.com/552t7g
Author:  m3kcomp [ Sat Apr 12, 2008 4:47 am ]
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absurd. I'm going to go and check out the Phillips show of this stuff before the auction to see how they exhibit these pieces...I know some people over there, and am gonna try to find out what the deal is...

here comes the flood.
Author:  KJB [ Sat Apr 12, 2008 5:39 am ]
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Some incredibly sweet stuff there. I'd love that Warhol cow wallpaper, or the Cindy Sherman "Lucy" print. The toys, not so much. (Incidentally, am I the only one who doesn't get the "genius" of Basquiat? If someone could enlighten me, I'd be thankful. No, seriously.)
Author:  Rich [ Sat Apr 12, 2008 5:53 am ]
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Looks like toybots custom cronic figure is in there.
Author:  VELOCITRON [ Sat Apr 12, 2008 6:49 am ]
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Oh man, that Gamera is one of ONLY 1500 produced! If any of you guys are thinking of bidding on it you can just Paypal me the $500 and I'll get one right out to you!
Author:  skylar [ Sat Apr 12, 2008 7:03 am ]
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this is seriously the dumbest thing I've ever seen
Author:  akum6n [ Sat Apr 12, 2008 8:09 am ]
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LASH wrote:
Looks like toybots custom cronic figure is in there.


Yeah, um, that's a little... interesting. There's also a few one-offs by Mark Nagata this time.

Maybe we can figure out where these are coming from...
Author:  andy [ Sat Apr 12, 2008 8:19 am ]
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Thats very disturbing that a custom is being misrepresented as an original Cronic paint job.

I'd also like to know how this came to be and what the seller stands to gain from this auction.
Author:  decypher [ Sat Apr 12, 2008 8:59 am ]
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I got that Ogon skullman and i'll let it go for under 300 :]
Author:  Gizzy [ Sat Apr 12, 2008 9:02 am ]
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someone should just set up a little NYC style street vendor stand Right in front of that place...the day of the auction...with the exact same toys for sale ~50% off the ridiculous estimates in there.
With a sign saying on the table saying...I will NOT misrepresent what I am selling, unlike the gallery in front of me.
Author:  Joe [ Sat Apr 12, 2008 9:16 am ]
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I'm interested to hear what TBS has to say about that Cronic Nougaki x Nerdone piece.
Author:  decypher [ Sat Apr 12, 2008 9:18 am ]
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Galleries making money off of other people's custom art, not surprising lol.
Author:  LamourSupreme [ Sat Apr 12, 2008 10:02 am ]
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i don't know why there's so much hate regarding this auction. people are recognizing these vynil toys and the artists that create and customize them as legit. If I was TBS, I'd be honored to have one of my pieces be showcased with that line-up.
Author:  toybotstudios [ Sat Apr 12, 2008 10:14 am ]
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The curator is a friend. He asked me if I wanted to put a piece in so I agreed. It's not entirely about the money....I think it's cool to have Japanese toys up there next to Warhol and Murakami. And to have a piece that I painted up there too, well that's unbelievable.

As for any mis-representation, it's supposed to read a Cronic x Nerd One Collaboration painted by toybot studios.

Any Japanese artist including Cronic, Blobpus, Secret Base, etc. that would like to participate in the next auction is welcome to contact me and I'll put them in touch with the curator.
Author:  Joe [ Sat Apr 12, 2008 10:17 am ]
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Thanks for the info K.
It is amazing to be a part of a lot with Warhol.
Author:  Darky [ Sat Apr 12, 2008 10:24 am ]
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Quote:
It's not entirely about the money....


Sorry, maybe because I am reading that at 3:30am here but it just doesn't sound right.
Author:  decypher [ Sat Apr 12, 2008 10:32 am ]
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Well that changes everything! Congrats guys, It's good to hear everyone getting this great exposure. I thought it was something along the lines of banksy where the galleries just get the art and sell it off without permission.
Author:  toybotstudios [ Sat Apr 12, 2008 10:33 am ]
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what doesn't sound right about it?
Author:  miami [ Sat Apr 12, 2008 11:08 am ]
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toybotstudios wrote:
what doesn't sound right about it?


I wasn't even sure which way this was intended - Whether this meant you should work for free ... or that it should be entirely about the money!
Author:  toybotstudios [ Sat Apr 12, 2008 11:33 am ]
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miami wrote:
toybotstudios wrote:
what doesn't sound right about it?


I wasn't even sure which way this was intended - Whether this meant you should work for free ... or that it should be entirely about the money!


lol....it's not entirely about the money and we shouldn't work entirely for free. :lol:
Author:  jojo the dog faced boy [ Sat Apr 12, 2008 11:44 am ]
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congrats kirkland!!
is it just me or does the range for the nagata customs seem a little crazy?
1000-1500 for an eyezon, wtf??? wasn't there a custom on the bst for like $75 a day ago? fricken hell!!
i would like that ark kong but only at a fraction of that price...
Author:  toybotstudios [ Sat Apr 12, 2008 1:07 pm ]
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thanks JoJo....

well, the rest of us regular folks probably wouldn't pay $1.2m for a six foot tall Murakami figure on top of an Louis Vuitton trunk either.....
Author:  playdohpunk [ Sat Apr 12, 2008 1:46 pm ]
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i think this is a fantastic development, too! why are so many so upset about it? It can only mean good things for the creators and recognition from the fine art world which seems to finally be able to say hey, these are ART Toys! not just chunks of plastic. i think that's what this whole movement has been seeking all along, hasn't it?
Author:  akum6n [ Sat Apr 12, 2008 1:55 pm ]
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playdohpunk wrote:
i think this is a fantastic development, too! why are so many so upset about it? It can only mean good things for the creators and recognition from the fine art world which seems to finally be able to say hey, these are ART Toys! not just chunks of plastic. i think that's what this whole movement has been seeking all along, hasn't it?


While I appreciate the work and artistry put into these things, I kind of like them as just toys. It's not as much fun to buy art.
Author:  LamourSupreme [ Sat Apr 12, 2008 1:58 pm ]
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akum6n wrote:
playdohpunk wrote:
i think this is a fantastic development, too! why are so many so upset about it? It can only mean good things for the creators and recognition from the fine art world which seems to finally be able to say hey, these are ART Toys! not just chunks of plastic. i think that's what this whole movement has been seeking all along, hasn't it?


While I appreciate the work and artistry put into these things, I kind of like them as just toys. It's not as much fun to buy art.


it's art if buy you them from the auction :lol: and toys if you buy them from Super 7
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