Takashi Murakami

On Our Radar Murakami-Vuitton Exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum

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Starting April 5, art aficionados and Vuitton lovers will meet at the new Murakami exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum. Here, admiring fans can peruse art and purchase limited-edition Louis Vuitton canvas bags designed by Murakami and Louis Vuitton creative director, Marc Jacobs �" quite Faboo.

Originally exhibited at MOCA, the collection garnered high accolades in the industry with an overwhelming response from the media and buyers. The new exhibit will feature the new, highly anticipated Murakami-Vuitton camouflage ...

On Our Radar: Murakami-Vuitton Blend Lines Between Culture and Commerce

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The Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles currently houses a Murakami exhibition featuring more than 90 works by the artist, Takashi Murakami. Art exhibitions are nothing new at MOCA, but what is novel in this case is a Murakami-Louis Vuitton luxury store amid the exhibition. Translation: museum goers can and have purchased Vuitton-Murakami handbags while checking out art.

While some argue that this first-ever boutique-cum-exhibition erodes the line between culture and commerce, others, like designer Marc ...