Untitled, 2021
- Artist: Kyne (Japanese)
- Medium: Screenprint on acrylic mirror
- Dimensions: 180.0 × 113.5 × 3.5 cm (70 7/8 × 44 5/8 × 1 3/8 in)
- Signature: Signed and dated on label on reverse
- Date: 2021
- Provenance: Gallery Target, Tokyo
- Condition: Good. Scuff marks in places on verso. Extremely minor chips along upper edge of verso.
Untitled is a screenprint on acrylic mirror executed in 2021 by Kyne — one of the most celebrated, widely collected, and culturally compelling contemporary artists to have emerged from Japan in recent years — signed and dated on label on the reverse, and coming directly from Gallery Target in Tokyo, one of the most respected and influential galleries in the Japanese contemporary art scene. At 180 × 113.5 cm, this is a work of truly monumental scale — a large-format, physically commanding presence of exceptional visual and material impact that represents Kyne's practice at its most ambitious, technically assured, and aesthetically powerful.
Kyne has established herself over the past decade as one of the most distinctive, sought-after, and internationally recognized voices in contemporary Japanese art — an artist whose practice, rooted in the screenprint medium and centered on the recurring figure of a young woman rendered in a visual language of extraordinary elegance, economy, and emotional depth, has attracted a devoted and rapidly expanding international collector base and placed her at the very forefront of the current conversation around Japanese contemporary art. Working with a graphic vocabulary that draws simultaneously on the traditions of Japanese fashion illustration, the visual culture of manga and anime, and the long history of the Japanese woodblock print, Kyne has developed an aesthetic of exceptional refinement and immediate impact — a world of cool, self-possessed, and psychologically complex feminine figures rendered in bold lines, flat areas of color, and a chromatic sensitivity of the highest order, inhabiting compositions of supreme formal economy and visual intelligence.
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FAQ
Who is Kyne? Kyne is one of the most celebrated, widely collected, and internationally recognized contemporary Japanese artists of her generation — an artist whose screenprints, centered on the recurring figure of a young woman rendered in a visual language of extraordinary elegance and emotional depth, have attracted a devoted international collector base and placed her at the forefront of the current conversation around Japanese contemporary art. Her work draws simultaneously on the traditions of Japanese fashion illustration, manga and anime visual culture, and the history of the Japanese woodblock print.
Is this an original work by Kyne? Yes. Untitled is an authentic screenprint on acrylic mirror executed and signed by Kyne in 2021 — coming directly from Gallery Target, Tokyo, one of the most respected and influential galleries in the Japanese contemporary art scene.
What is the significance of the acrylic mirror support? The acrylic mirror support is central to the work's visual and conceptual identity — introducing the viewer's own reflection into the pictorial space of the image and dissolving the boundary between the world of the artwork and the world of the viewer. Each encounter with the work is therefore fundamentally different and irreducibly personal, creating an effect of extraordinary luminosity, spatial complexity, and visual poetry entirely consistent with the depth and ambition of Kyne's practice.
What is the provenance of this work? The work comes directly from Gallery Target, Tokyo — one of the most respected and influential galleries in the Japanese contemporary art scene, and among the most consistent institutional champions of Kyne's work. This provenance carries the highest possible gallery distinction and confirms the impeccable authenticity and documentation of the work.
What are the dimensions of the work? 180.0 × 113.5 × 3.5 cm (70 7/8 × 44 5/8 × 1 3/8 in) — a monumental format approaching the full scale of the human body, giving the work a physical presence and intimacy of encounter of extraordinary power and impact.
Is the work signed? Yes. The work is signed and dated on label on the reverse.
Is the work framed? No. The work is presented unframed.
What is the condition of the work? Good condition. There are scuff marks in places on the verso and extremely minor chips along the upper edge of the verso — characteristics entirely consistent with a work of this scale and medium, in no way affecting the visual integrity or collector significance of the screenprinted surface. Full condition report available upon request.