2020
Produced by Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd., 2020
© Takashi Murakami / Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.
cast vinyl figurine, painted, with metal disc base
H 25.3 × W 31.5 × D 18.1 cm | H 10.0 × W 12.4 × D 7.1 inches
✔ Limited edition of 150 only
✔ Numbered COA
✔ Mint condition, coming in its original box
FREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE
A playful yet slightly unsettling sculpture featuring Murakami’s iconic alter ego, Mr. DOB, in a surreal “melting” pink form. The piece captures the artist’s signature Superflat style but with a deeper, distortion underneath. It reflects Murakami’s ongoing exploration of consumer culture, identity, and the boundary between cute and grotesque.
Mr. DOB was actually Mr. DOB’s first original character, created in the early 1990s. The name “DOB” comes from a Japanese slang phrase “dobojite, dobojite” (どぼじて), loosely meaning “why?”—a subtle hint that behind the cheerful visuals, Murakami is constantly questioning culture and meaning.
2020
Produced by Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd., 2020
© Takashi Murakami / Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.
cast vinyl figurine, painted, with metal disc base
H 25.3 × W 31.5 × D 18.1 cm | H 10.0 × W 12.4 × D 7.1 inches
✔ Limited edition of 150 only
✔ Numbered COA
✔ Mint condition, coming in its original box
FREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE
A playful yet slightly unsettling sculpture featuring Murakami’s iconic alter ego, Mr. DOB, in a surreal “melting” pink form. The piece captures the artist’s signature Superflat style but with a deeper, distortion underneath. It reflects Murakami’s ongoing exploration of consumer culture, identity, and the boundary between cute and grotesque.
Mr. DOB was actually Mr. DOB’s first original character, created in the early 1990s. The name “DOB” comes from a Japanese slang phrase “dobojite, dobojite” (どぼじて), loosely meaning “why?”—a subtle hint that behind the cheerful visuals, Murakami is constantly questioning culture and meaning.
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