Market News: Three Japanese artists to watch
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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. Dreampop (2023) fetched $681,800 at Christie's London 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
