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James McQueen | If You Ever Leave Me, I’m Coming With You 2025
In his first collection of 2025, the enigmatic James McQueen presents one of his most-loved titles in five special colour variations.
With his candid, provocative and poignant words on modern life and relationships, James McQueen speaks a universal language that transcends generations, borders and culture.
If You Ever Leave Me, I'm Coming With You is a playful, yet paradoxical expression of deep love, attachment and the inability to be without another person. Featuring his recognisable monkey insignia and rich painting style, the piece sees McQueen weave another tale for his viewer, this time in five colour variations, allowing them to reflect on their own experiences and make their own connections with the artwork.
Pairing this evocative quote with such a visibly loved vintage book cover enhances the feeling of unwavering adoration and devotion felt throughout this collection.
For the first time, McQueen has remastered the previously sold out If You Ever Leave Me, I'm Coming With You in a brand-new selection of colours and sizes.
The five colour variations allow McQueen as an artist, and us as viewers, to explore the emotional intention of the piece in further depth and connect with the artwork in a totally new way. Each colour places the artwork in a different context. Be it a feeling of trust, desire, innocence or passion, the viewer is welcome to interpret each piece in a way that is true to them.
Many contemporary artists used colour in this way to convey a particular meaning in their work. Andy Warhol, for example, used colour variations and appropriated imagery of well-known brands to emphasise themes of mass production and consumerism, whilst finding beauty in the ordinary.
Like Warhol, McQueen takes an everyday object like a book to create something with a completely new and unique message.
See the full collection here
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