{"id":75715,"date":"2020-06-12T11:04:49","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T15:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thatdope.com\/style\/meguru-yamaguchi-launches-benefit-auction-in-support-of-black-lives-matter\/"},"modified":"2020-06-12T11:04:49","modified_gmt":"2020-06-12T15:04:49","slug":"meguru-yamaguchi-launches-benefit-auction-in-support-of-black-lives-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thatdope.com\/style\/meguru-yamaguchi-launches-benefit-auction-in-support-of-black-lives-matter\/","title":{"rendered":"Meguru Yamaguchi Launches Benefit Auction in Support of Black Lives Matter"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Meguru Yamaguchi<\/a> recently launched a benefit auction with New York-based creative consulting agency, roosi, in support of Black Lives Matter. <\/p>\n The celebrated Japanese artist is offering up an original, sculptural work entitled REVISUALIZE NO. 1<\/em> (2020) with all proceeds from the sale of this piece to go directly to the NAACP. The abstract artwork was made using the artist’s signature “Cut & Paste” technique — a method that involves painting on plastic sheets to dry, and then pasting them onto a three-dimensional surface to create dynamic forms. <\/p>\n “I always aim to break the square canvas across my works, to go against what is traditional. This work, for me, reflects a breakthrough for justice that is desperately needed for Black people facing racism, police brutality, and government misconduct,” said Yamaguchi in a statement. <\/p>\n The benefit auction is currently running until June 18. Place your bids on roosi’s official landing page for the sale here<\/a>. The current bid is currently at $13,400 USD. Shipping for the work will be free of charge.<\/p>\n Other artists have also released original artworks and launched auctions<\/a> to stir up support with proceeds from their sales to benefit justice organizations. <\/p>\n\n