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Out of office: what the Wallpaper* editors have been doing this week

It's been a busy start to the year for the Wallpaper* team. Heres their pick of the week across fashion, food and film

Wallpaper

Inside Louis Vuitton’s Murakami London pop-up, a colourful cartoon wonderland with one-of-a-kind café

Wallpaper* takes a tour of the Louis Vuitton x Murakami pop-up in London’s Soho, which celebrates the launch of a new ‘re-edition’ accessories collection spanning the greatest hits from the Japanese artist’s long-running collaboration with the house

Wallpaper

Zendaya's Best Red Carpet Fashion of 2024 Proves She's Celebrity Style's MVP

Her mastery was so much more than method dressing.

Marie Claire

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Louis Vuitton Delivers a Blast From the Past by Relaunching Its Takashi Murakami Collaboration

Louis Vuitton x Murakami 2.0 is as vibrant and playful as ever with the reinvigorated collaboration serving as a shout-out to the original.

Fashion Times

Zendaya Wears $8,890 Worth of Reimagined Archival Pieces in New Louis Vuitton x Murakami Campaign

The queen of archival strikes again.

Marie Claire

Japanese Art History à la Takashi Murakami review – the opposite of refinement

The Tokyo-born pop artist juxtaposes ancient art, modern politics and his own cartoon logos to surprisingly anodyne effect

The Guardian - UK

Who is Takashi Murakami, celebrity artist loved by stars from Billie Eilish to Pharrell?

He’s one of the most followed artists on Instagram and is in demand from pop megastars to luxury brands and today marks the opening of his biggest UK show in 15 years

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‘Shōgun was so refreshing for the Japanese’: Takashi Murakami on his blockbusting return

The superstar artist, famed for his Louis Vuitton bags and Kanye West album sleeves, is back with epic paintings riffing on the history of Japanese art. He talks cuteness, gold leaf and hara-kiri on TV

The Guardian - UK

A French revolution in science, Japanese art remixed and Everest re-ascended – the week in art

A blockbuster show of Versailles’ experiments, Takashi Murakami’s cheeky spin on classic paintings and Mallory and Irvine remembered – all in your weekly dispatch

The Guardian - UK

The cute new logo animation is the best thing about the Louis Vuitton x Takashi Murakami rehash

Is fashion running out of ideas?

Creative Bloq

BLUM marks 30 years of Japanese contemporary art in America

BLUM will take ‘Thirty Years: Written with a Splash of Blood’ to its New York space in September 2024, continuing its celebration of Japanese contemporary art in America

Wallpaper

Hublot and Takashi Murakami push the boundaries of watch design

The Hublot MP-15 Takashi Murakami Tourbillon Sapphire is a conceptual and technical triumph

Wallpaper

Takashi Murakami on failed NFTs and making art during Covid: ‘I got deep into crypto’

The Japanese artist’s solo exhibition in San Francisco spans three decades of his work, including his tryst with flopped NFTs

The Guardian - US

Inside the travelling exhibition celebrating 125 years of luggage brand Rimowa

From celebrity suitcases to rare special editions, Rimowa’s ‘Seit 1898’ exhibition catalogues over a century of the German luggage brand, making stops in Tokyo, New York, Shanghai and Cologne

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Turkey’s Bodrum Loft hotel turns sculpture park this summer

Bodrum Loft hotel hosts artworks by Takashi Murakami, Daniel Arsham, Jean-Michel Othoniel and more in collaboration with Perrotin and consultancy Artsa

The Hindu

Only Watch 2023: Tracking the best

Discover the upcoming luxury watches from Only Watch 2023, a prestigious auction showcasing the finest timepieces. Read more on The Hindu.

Wallpaper

Hublot and Takashi Murakami mark Only Watch 2023 with a rainbow of technicality

Hublot and Takashi Murakami have partnered to create the unique Hublot MP-15 Takashi Murakami Tourbillon Only Watch

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Pharrell Williams’ third Joopiter auction is an eclectic and cultural mish-mash

Pharrell Williams’ ‘Just Phriends’ Joopiter auction is curated by Sarah Andelman; bidding opens 19 June 2023

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France 24

Japan's rock star artist Takashi Murakami gives FRANCE 24 private tour of new French show

From the world's top museums to his high-profile collaboration with Louis Vuitton, Takashi Murakami – the artist dubbed "the Japanese Andy Warhol" – takes us on a tour of his new exhibition and monumental paintings at the Gagosian - Le Bourget Gallery near Paris.

Motorsport

Made in Japan: How BBS wheels support the entire F1 grid

Even now, Japanese components big and small are contributing to the performance of F1 cars. And all the wheels used by F1 cars are produced in Japan.

The Independent UK

Murakami, Malone unite in 'flower-butterfly' collaboration

Japanese artist Takashi Murakami’s visions have spanned colorful smiling flowers, a zany take on Mickey Mouse and huge erotic sculptures of animation-inspired figures that have fetched enormous auction prices

France 24

Asia NOW Paris art fair: A platform for Asia's creative scene and its diaspora

In this special edition of the programme, we take you to Asia NOW, Europe's premier Asian art fair. This year, it was relocated from a private mansion in the French capital to the Monnaie de Paris, which houses the world’s oldest continuously running mint. Some 27,000 people attended this eighth…

Tribune News Service

What it’s like to visit Los Angeles right now

LOS ANGELES — At the baggage carousels at Los Angeles International Airport on a recent Sunday afternoon, rumpled travelers jockeyed for position to claim luggage and roll it out into the California sunshine.

Bangkok Post

Contemporary art to the metaverse – Takashi Murakami's poppy trip

Takashi Murakami is known for blending pop art and Asian fine arts, but for his latest exhibition in New York, he is moving into the metaverse.

Input

Nike and RTFKT Studio's first digital sneakers remix the Dunk

The “Cryptokicks” feature "Skin Vials" that change the sneakers’ look.

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