Market News: Three Japanese artists to watch
The young Japanese guard continues to set the international market alight, with Justin Caguiat (b. 1989), Kyne (b. 1988) and Yukimasa Ida (b. 1990) leading the way, according to the latest Artprice report on the contemporary art market.
Caguiat’s hybrid, narrative style is driven by its rarity : only one work per year at auction. In March 2025, his painting Dreampop (2023) fetched $681,800 at Christie’s London, double its estimate. Kyne, for his part, capitalizes on an immediately identifiable pop-graphic aesthetic, aided by a solid fan base and a sales rate in excess of 80%, with hammer blows exceeding $100 , 000 . As for Yukimasa Ida, supported by Perrotin and Mariane Ibrahim, it totaled $545 ,289 for 32 lots over the 2024-2025 fiscal year.
