{"product_id":"kt134bo2639","title":"NEO MANEKINEKO -CRYPTO-","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 2021, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, when it was said to be difficult to \"invite\" people or money, Takahiro Koga presented NEO MANEKINEKO, an update of the maneki-neko.\u003cbr\u003eIt carries a strong wish: to reclaim people and money without succumbing to difficult present circumstances.\u003cbr\u003eThen in 2022, he unveiled NEO MANEKINEKO – CRYPTO–, giving NEO MANEKINEKO a new concept.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKoga has long championed \"ceramics for an age of gekokujō,\" making works for people who strive to rise, regardless of their origins.\u003cbr\u003eSo then, what is the greatest gekokujō of the 21st century? Could it not be the rise of blockchain and cryptocurrency? — This hypothesis is what motivated the making of this work.\u003cbr\u003eCryptocurrency was born from the concept of \"creating a currency free of government control,\" and as a result has made millionaires of many people, regardless of background or education.\u003cbr\u003eIn 2021, NFTs also spread explosively through the art world, making them a keyword that truly captures the present moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \"Manekineko\" (beckoning cat) in this work stands on the US dollar, a representative legal tender, and wears Bitcoin around its neck.\u003cbr\u003eYet what it holds in hand is a stablecoin — designed to track legal tender for price stability — hinting at a contradiction of its own.\u003cbr\u003eNEO MANEKINEKO – CRYPTO– is a work that gives the maneki-neko a new concept, sharply capturing the current state of affairs surrounding cryptocurrency, and powerfully expressing one \"face\" of the present age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eArtist\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTakahiro Koga (Fukuoka)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eMaterial \u0026 Technique\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAmakusa Clay\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDimensions\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eW310 × D270 × H370 mm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eYear\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2023\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"古賀 崇洋","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49232545743099,"sku":"KT134BO2639","price":1980000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0810\/4745\/3947\/files\/bownd-kt134-1_f808c5b5-b3c4-4b98-a4f2-554f22642cc5.jpg?v=1787927553","url":"https:\/\/www.b-ownd.com\/en\/products\/kt134bo2639","provider":"B-OWND","version":"1.0","type":"link"}