As you might have heard, Japanese pop artist Takashi Murakami is invading LA with a retrospective show opening next week at MoCA. Murakami has been gaining a lot of momentum in the states during the last few years thanks to his commercial work with Marc Jacobs / Louis Vuitton and most recently with Kanye West. Even more interesting, however, is the inclusion of a Louis Vuitton pop-up store that will live within the exhibit, selling a variety of Murakami / LV collaborations and other small leather goods. The curator of the exhibit justifies the move in attempts to break down the boundary between low and high art. A lot of people disagree, but I'm not mad. Its not the first Warhol comparison I've heard.

All images © MoCA / Takashi Murakami