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Rare screen print on hand-torn, deckled edge 300gsm archival fine art paper; edition 34/300
22 x 30 inches
Courtesy of Claire and Sandy McMillan
Estimated Retail Value: $4,000
Starting Bid: $2,000
A provocative figure in street art, Mr. Brainwash (a pseudonym for Thierry Guetta) merges street art, pop imagery, and spectacle, recontextualizing original source material into his wry screen prints and sculptures. His colorful texts and iconography reflect the artist’s graffiti-inspired sensibility, bombastic images that explode with color and contemporary cultural symbolism. This work is a uniquely humorous departure for Mr. Brainwash–a black and white screenprint that combines the portraits of an unknown 19th-century couple with those of hip hop legends Run DMC, specifically Joseph Simmons (Run) and Darrel McDaniels (DMC), that suggests an even more historical legacy for the rap group.
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Mr. Brainwash
Mr. Brainwash (b. 1966, France; lives and works in Los Angeles, CA) rose to international prominence following his central role in Banksy’s film Exit Through the Gift Shop. Since his breakout exhibition Life Is Beautiful (Los Angeles, 2008), he has mounted large-scale, high-profile exhibitions in New York, London, Miami (Art Basel), and Beverly Hills, where he opened the Mr. Brainwash Art Museum in 2022. His work has been commissioned or collected by major global brands and celebrities, including collaborations with Madonna and installations tied to global events such as the Olympics.
