Since emerging from Harvard’s Sensory Ethnography Lab—a crucible for reimagining the interface between anthropology and aesthetics—they have developed a body of work that resists the conventions of documentary form.
Miss January (1997), a purple-tinted portrait inspired by an image of a blonde in a porn magazine, sold for $13.6 million including fees at a Christie’s evening auction, overtaking Jenny Saville’s former record (approximately $12.4 million for Propped, sold at Sotheby’s in 2018).
Hiroshi Senju, Waterfall on colors, $67,900 to $101,900 estimate is due to be sold at Mainichi Auction Inc. SALE 821MAIN SALE in Tokyo on July 19, 2025. Ink and color on paper.
In July, the Parrish Museum will honor the artist, who is based between New York and Sag Harbor, at the institution’s annual Midsummer Gala in anticipation of a solo exhibition, opening next summer, organized by Chief Curator Corinne Erni.
Chun Kwang-Young, Aggregation 19-JU052 "Meditation" (2019), $25,300 to $54,300 estimate, is due to be sold at Seoul Auction CONTEMPORARY ART SALE in Online on July 22, 2025. Mixed media with korean mulberry paper, 41.5 x 101.5cm.
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