©Murakami: Emphasis on the ©
Brooklyn is ready for its Murakami moment. Tomorrow marks the Brooklyn Museum opening of “©Murakami,” the giant, candy-colored retrospective of the work of Japanese artist Takashi Murakami that last fall made a splash at its inaugural venue, the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art. But how would the show’s Brooklyn debut compete with the L.A. opening gala, headlined by Murakami pal Kanye West?
Last night’s “Brooklyn Ball” also featured a performance by West as well as the debut of “Monogramouflage,” a new camouflage-inspired print created by Murakami and Louis Vuitton creative director Marc Jacobs, but the real buzz surrounded the squad of “New York-style street vendors” stationed outside the museum selling real Vuitton bags and original Murakami canvases while preaching the anti-counterfeiting gospel of the luxury goods industry.
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