From Supertouch
KAWS vs YUE MINJUN

http://www.supertouchart.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/kawsyue-15.jpg

hmmmmm.......

it is $3,300 limited to 100

limited to 100 yes.
but its sold only as a set.
USD10,000 per set.
would have snap this up if its sold individually.

I actually think this is cool. I really wish I'd see some cool new innovation from KAWS. I saw a video of him doing street art from the late 90's, he seemed so bad ass. I really love his art and his toys, he's just becoming so popular and sought after it's gnarly to try and get his shit.

holy shit... that thing is fucking amazing. why does supertouch blog say a run of 300?

i'd almost be willing to make some major sacrifices for this... holy grail stuff!

I actually had to google "Yue Minjun"

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Yue Minjun, with Fang Lijun, is one of the most important Beijing-based artists of the Chinese avant garde. He is part of the key movement of the post-1989 era in Chinese avant garde art - Cynical Realism. Cynical Realism developed in the aftermath of the events of 1989 which included not only the demonstrations at Tiananmen Square but also the closure earlier that year of the China Avant Garde?exhibition at the China National Gallery in Beijing by the authorities. As the 1980s were characterised by great idealism and hope in the artistic community that they would be able to contribute to the regeneration of Chinese culture, the 1990s were characterised by a loss of idealism, a more ironical or personal viewpoint and a greater detachment from any regeneration of society or culture.

Yue Minjun works are instantly recognizable by the characteristic laughing figure, actually the artist himself, depicted in various guises in virtually all his works. The figure has more teeth than one could possibly want, like the expensive smiles of fashion models advertising the latest whitening power of a toothpaste brand. This figure also shares the exaggerated nature of these advertising images. Yue Minjun trademark smile is many things at once. It is hilarious and infectious yet cynical and mocking. It appears superficial, mindless, even ridiculous but is deeply revealing and compelling. There are instant parallels to be drawn with the Social Realist propaganda posters of earlier eras of communism. There are the bright colours, the intense enthusiasm in the expressions of the figures and the implied joy and total fulfilment if one adopts the message of the poster/painting as one own mission.

i tiled the image of this toy and made it my background

me too

Wish I was still in TW.

Does anyone know it's vinyl for sure? It sure doesn't look like it.

i'm confused... so is there an uber expensive resin version and a super expensive vinyl version?
got to be a way to spend less than $3K

I'm confused too.

Is there two versions?

From what I've read there is 100 sets total. You have to buy the whole set for 10k.

just FYI from the "art-snob" dispatch center, please keep in mind Minjun's paintings sell for BIG bucks at auction...I mean BIG bucks...so there's many deep pocketed collectors of his work looking to score one of these as well...add to that the Kaws heads and this is will be tougher to score than a V3 Evil...well, maybe not...maybe a Bubble Evil.

it will be interesting to see how many end up on Ebay...because if these go to serious collectors with connections, they may not show up too much...

we def. won't see as high a flipper percentage as the last few Kaws releases...because a lot of wealthy people we will never hear of are phoning in favors to get this fucker. and not because Kaws is a part of it...

I think Lorne is right, after my preliminary search for these I have come to the conclusion that Kaws is possibly the "weakest link" in this set from a certain point of view. By "certain point of view" I mean the people who have the money and locality to buy the whole set. My guess is these will be a challenge to obtain.

c'mon. don't shatter my dreams... let me hope!

although u guys are probably right... i guess there's no reason for him to sell anything he touches for only a couple hundred bucks when he sells paintings for millions which are probably pumped out by his apprentices. his stuff is pretty awesome though (imo)

I love KAWS items, but I don't have the pocket-book to back up my love. WOW! This is a fun creation, but I would need to sell my car.

Thought it was kind of funny - listed on the site as "Art for the Masses". At $3300 bucks a pop I don't think it will be the masses that pony up for this bad boy.

http://www.freshnessmag.com/v4/2008/06/26/art-for-the-masses-kaws-x-yue-minjun-%e5%b2%b3%e6%95%8f%e5%90%9b/

Lol, and Supertouch says all the figures are limited to 500, sooooo, liiiikkkeee, these people reporting are really on top of their shit.

I view it differently. It is indeed "Art for the masses".
IMHO, this is totally different level of collecting for a different audience.
The 5 contemporary Chinese artists are all acclaimed artists.
At USD2000 a piece on average, it is seriously bringing it to the "masses", otherwise many here would not feel that there's still chance to buy these.
The price is well within striking range of many people here. Therefore it is not limited to the "elite art collectors".
I am pretty sure if they sell the pieces individually, Yue's piece would have been long gone.

I think it's pretty creepy looking

It does look pretty intense...