From Gawker, a story close to my Brooklyn-born heart, literally. The Brooklyn Museum has been hosting the © MURAKAMI exhibit in which Louis Vuitton handbags designed by Japanese artist Takashi Murakami appear.
The exhibit also contains a fully functional Louis Vuitton store. Now, agent provacateur Filip Noterdaeme has decided to print flyers suggesting patrons ask for special discounts on all Murakiami-designed Louis Vuitton products. The flyers are fake - there is no discount.
What does this have to do with counterfeiting? Well... the Murakami exhibit opened this spring with actors pretending to hawk counterfeit Murakami Vittuons on a mock Canal Street set. The only different was that the bags "hawked" were real.
And what does all this prove? Maybe that conceptual art is over my head.
Check out the comments for some funny snark.
(Hat Tip: Counterfeit Chic)
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Wow I cannot believe this type of thing goes on in hollywood.
They should be ashamed of themselves.
I don't know how some people even visit canal anymore.
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