amorphous black figure sitting on a burger shop

LY

LUV'S BURGERS

€4,000

Edition of 5035.6 (H) × 26.1 (W) × 19.1 (D) cm

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Perched on a rooftop, LUV looks to the future.

LY channels memories of her youth in Tokyo into the imagined exploits of her enigmatic subject, LUV. Fast food, skateboards and moments in nature all feature prominently. A new edition of two-part sculptures places a seemingly giant LUV on the roof of a burger shop – a surreal twist on an existential moment.

“LUV often stands still and looks ahead – thinking about where to go next, and holding onto the precious things that they found on their journey so far.”

LUV’S BURGERS was created to coincide with a pop-up in London. Read the journal and discover more opportunities to collect.

Medium

Hand-painted bronze (figure) and resin (burger shop ‘plinth’) sculpture in two unattached parts.

Certificate of Authenticity

Arrives with a certificate of authenticity.

Finishing

Accompanied by a signed certificate of authenticity.

Release date

June 16, 2023

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Behind the scenes

LY smiling standing in front of a greyscale painting

LY16 collaborationsLY is a Tokyo artist born and bred, and in her art, she depicts her beloved city through the prism of her imagination. Her painting, drawing and sculpture muse on modern life in a neo-pop, Superflat style. And there is one main character at the centre of it all, LUV. The black and white endearing creature appears in different settings, from cityscapes to lush forests, all depicted with hard-edged planes of colour. Through LUV, LY also tells personal anecdotes to document broader cultural trends and histories. The painting The Skate Shop in the Woods (2020), for example, shows a quintessential pandemic scenario: LUV arriving at a shop to find it closed. One iteration of LUV is curled on the floor, looking lonely, while another comically pokes its head out from behind a shrub as if to say ‘peek-a-boo’. Together, the different sides of LUV’s personality perfectly capture the strange mix of loneliness, boredom and absurdity felt by many people during global lockdowns.

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