Fiberglass sculpture Edition: A.P. 1/2

93 × 68 × 43 cm. 36 5/8 × 26 3/4 × 16 7/8 in.

Signed in Chinese and English and numbered on the back of the right foot

LITERATURE (different editions)
2012, Future Pass, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, p. 249
EXHIBITED (different editions)
10 Jun – 12 Jul 2010, Stay Real Forever…, MOCA Shanghai, Shanghai
25 Jul – 12 Sep 2010, Revolution of Evolution, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung
25 Jun – 18 Sep 2011, Stay Real Dream, Huashan 1914 Creative Park, Taipei
4 – 26 Feb 2012, Le Petit Prince, Liang Gallery, Taipei
12 Jul – 5 Aug 2012, STAY.REAL.KIDS. Gallery by the Harbour, Hong Kong
21 Sep – 8 Nov 2012, Stay Real Dream, Gallery Bund 22, Shanghai
23 Dec 2016 – 28 Feb 2017, Welcome to StayReal Motel, Songshan Cultural and Creative Park, Taipei
1 Apr – 28 May 2017, Play Well, Hsinchu City Art Gallery, Hsinchu

PROVENANCE
Private Collection, Asia

Head Towards the Door of Dreams
The Youthful Memories of No2Good

No2Good was once hailed as the first-generation Chinese Animamix artist. He has loved creating since he was young and was deeply inspired by the minimalist and humorous language of the famous American graffiti artist Keith Haring during his university years. In 2007, he co-founded the cult brand StayReal with Mayday's lead vocalist Ashin. In just a few years, the brand has grown to have 29 stores and become popular worldwide. His artwork has been exhibited at the Shanghai Museum of Contemporary Art, and the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts.

“MOUSY” is a classic character created by No2Good. Mousy often disguises itself as well-known cartoon characters such as Superman, Popeye, and Doraemon. The Dora Mousy presented in this autumn auction is an important representation of Mousy's various images. It is entirely sky blue in colour, pure white in hands and feet, and has a trademark round golden bell hanging from a red collar on its neck. This work has been exhibited at important exhibitions such as No2Good's Stay Real Forever, Revolution of Evolution and Stay Real Dreams, representing its significance.

Mousy symbolizes the youth that is both beautiful and burdened. However, what is shown from these failures is the courage that fears no adversity and the unbreakable friendship. No2Good's Dora Mousy embodies the bittersweet memories of youth: although Mousy has its right ear wrapped in bandages and wears glasses, it clenches its enlarged fists tightly and confidently smiles towards the future, sparkling with a captivating radiance, reflecting a hint of determination and persistence.

Price estimate:
HKD 75,000 – 95,000
USD 9,600 – 12,200

Auction Result:
HKD: 93,600