GUEST QUESTIONS: Kanye and Murakami Placemats Are Big Hits at Brooklyn Ball
Last night, hundreds hiked to the Brooklyn Museum for the institution’s annual ball, an event that got a big boost this year from Louis Vuitton, which sponsored the affair and built a pop-up store in one of the galleries. Celebrating the Takashi Murakami exhibition, which opens tomorrow—and honoring Atlantic Yards developer Bruce Ratner—the gala drew museum patrons, art enthusiasts, members of the media, and even some uninvited locals who voiced their opinions on Ratner with an angry protest. In 2003, the Tokyo-born artist collaborated with the French design house to create cartoon-and-monogram-patterned handbags; a new print, the “monogramouflage” pattern, is the latest product to emerge from the partnership. The colorful, art-filled event ran past 11 p.m., entertaining attendees with a performance by an energetic Kanye West and an auction of LV products and Murakami artwork. Outside the guest entrance in the museum parking lot, among valet cars and shuttle buses waiting to chauffeur guests home, we asked attendees for their take on the evening. Many raved about West and the Murakami-designed placemats (a big hit at the Museum of Contemporary Art’s Murakami gala in Los Angeles, too), and Vogue’s Anna Wintour stopped for a moment to gush about the “fabulous” auction. Here’s what else we heard.
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April 10th, 2008 at 6:09 pm
[…] GUEST QUESTIONS: Kanye and Murakami Placemats Are Big Hits at Brooklyn Ball Last night, hundreds hiked to the Brooklyn Museum for the institution’s annual ball, an event that got a big boost this year from Louis Vuitton, which sponsored the affair and built a pop-up store in one of the galleries. Celebrating the Takashi Murakami exhibition, which opens tomorrow—and honoring Atlantic Yards developer Bruce Ratner—the gala drew […] […]
April 12th, 2008 at 1:10 am
[…] GUEST QUESTIONS: Kanye and Murakami Placemats Are Big Hits at Brooklyn Ball Last night, hundreds hiked to the Brooklyn Museum for the institution’s annual ball, an event that got a big boost this year from Louis Vuitton, which sponsored the affair and built a pop-up store in one of the galleries. Celebrating the Takashi Murakami exhibition, which opens tomorrow—and honoring Atlantic Yards developer Bruce Ratner—the gala drew […] […]
April 12th, 2008 at 10:07 am
[…] GUEST QUESTIONS: Kanye and Murakami Placemats Are Big Hits at Brooklyn Ball Last night, hundreds hiked to the Brooklyn Museum for the institution’s annual ball, an event that got a big boost this year from Louis Vuitton, which sponsored the affair and built a pop-up store in one of the galleries. Celebrating the Takashi Murakami exhibition, which opens tomorrow—and honoring Atlantic Yards developer Bruce Ratner—the gala drew […] […]
April 14th, 2008 at 11:08 pm
[…] GUEST QUESTIONS: Kanye and Murakami Placemats Are Big Hits at Brooklyn Ball Last night, hundreds hiked to the Brooklyn Museum for the institution’s annual ball, an event that got a big boost this year from Louis Vuitton, which sponsored the affair and built a pop-up store in one of the galleries. Celebrating the Takashi Murakami exhibition, which opens tomorrow—and honoring Atlantic Yards developer Bruce Ratner—the gala drew […] […]
April 15th, 2008 at 12:09 pm
[…] GUEST QUESTIONS: Kanye and Murakami Placemats Are Big Hits at Brooklyn Ball Last night, hundreds hiked to the Brooklyn Museum for the institution’s annual ball, an event that got a big boost this year from Louis Vuitton, which sponsored the affair and built a pop-up store in one of the galleries. Celebrating the Takashi Murakami exhibition, which opens tomorrow—and honoring Atlantic Yards developer Bruce Ratner—the gala drew […] […]
April 15th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
[…] GUEST QUESTIONS: Kanye and Murakami Placemats Are Big Hits at Brooklyn Ball Last night, hundreds hiked to the Brooklyn Museum for the institution’s annual ball, an event that got a big boost this year from Louis Vuitton, which sponsored the affair and built a pop-up store in one of the galleries. Celebrating the Takashi Murakami exhibition, which opens tomorrow—and honoring Atlantic Yards developer Bruce Ratner—the gala drew […] […]
April 15th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
[…] GUEST QUESTIONS: Kanye and Murakami Placemats Are Big Hits at Brooklyn Ball Last night, hundreds hiked to the Brooklyn Museum for the institution’s annual ball, an event that got a big boost this year from Louis Vuitton, which sponsored the affair and built a pop-up store in one of the galleries. Celebrating the Takashi Murakami exhibition, which opens tomorrow—and honoring Atlantic Yards developer Bruce Ratner—the gala drew […] […]
April 15th, 2008 at 4:22 pm
[…] GUEST QUESTIONS: Kanye and Murakami Placemats Are Big Hits at Brooklyn Ball Last night, hundreds hiked to the Brooklyn Museum for the institution’s annual ball, an event that got a big boost this year from Louis Vuitton, which sponsored the affair and built a pop-up store in one of the galleries. Celebrating the Takashi Murakami exhibition, which opens tomorrow—and honoring Atlantic Yards developer Bruce Ratner—the gala drew […] […]
April 16th, 2008 at 3:13 pm
[…] GUEST QUESTIONS: Kanye and Murakami Placemats Are Big Hits at Brooklyn Ball Last night, hundreds hiked to the Brooklyn Museum for the institution’s annual ball, an event that got a big boost this year from Louis Vuitton, which sponsored the affair and built a pop-up store in one of the galleries. Celebrating the Takashi Murakami exhibition, which opens tomorrow—and honoring Atlantic Yards developer Bruce Ratner—the gala drew […] […]
April 19th, 2008 at 10:12 am
[…] GUEST QUESTIONS: Kanye and Murakami Placemats Are Big Hits at Brooklyn Ball Last night, hundreds hiked to the Brooklyn Museum for the institution’s annual ball, an event that got a big boost this year from Louis Vuitton, which sponsored the affair and built a pop-up store in one of the galleries. Celebrating the Takashi Murakami exhibition, which opens tomorrow—and honoring Atlantic Yards developer Bruce Ratner—the gala drew […] […]
April 20th, 2008 at 12:09 am
[…] GUEST QUESTIONS: Kanye and Murakami Placemats Are Big Hits at Brooklyn Ball Last night, hundreds hiked to the Brooklyn Museum for the institution’s annual ball, an event that got a big boost this year from Louis Vuitton, which sponsored the affair and built a pop-up store in one of the galleries. Celebrating the Takashi Murakami exhibition, which opens tomorrow—and honoring Atlantic Yards developer Bruce Ratner—the gala drew […] […]
April 20th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
[…] GUEST QUESTIONS: Kanye and Murakami Placemats Are Big Hits at Brooklyn Ball Last night, hundreds hiked to the Brooklyn Museum for the institution’s annual ball, an event that got a big boost this year from Louis Vuitton, which sponsored the affair and built a pop-up store in one of the galleries. Celebrating the Takashi Murakami exhibition, which opens tomorrow—and honoring Atlantic Yards developer Bruce Ratner—the gala drew […] […]
April 21st, 2008 at 8:08 am
[…] GUEST QUESTIONS: Kanye and Murakami Placemats Are Big Hits at Brooklyn Ball Last night, hundreds hiked to the Brooklyn Museum for the institution’s annual ball, an event that got a big boost this year from Louis Vuitton, which sponsored the affair and built a pop-up store in one of the galleries. Celebrating the Takashi Murakami exhibition, which opens tomorrow—and honoring Atlantic Yards developer Bruce Ratner—the gala drew […] […]
April 21st, 2008 at 4:08 pm
[…] GUEST QUESTIONS: Kanye and Murakami Placemats Are Big Hits at Brooklyn Ball Last night, hundreds hiked to the Brooklyn Museum for the institution’s annual ball, an event that got a big boost this year from Louis Vuitton, which sponsored the affair and built a pop-up store in one of the galleries. Celebrating the Takashi Murakami exhibition, which opens tomorrow—and honoring Atlantic Yards developer Bruce Ratner—the gala drew […] […]
April 22nd, 2008 at 7:12 am
[…] GUEST QUESTIONS: Kanye and Murakami Placemats Are Big Hits at Brooklyn Ball Last night, hundreds hiked to the Brooklyn Museum for the institution’s annual ball, an event that got a big boost this year from Louis Vuitton, which sponsored the affair and built a pop-up store in one of the galleries. Celebrating the Takashi Murakami exhibition, which opens tomorrow—and honoring Atlantic Yards developer Bruce Ratner—the gala drew […] […]
April 23rd, 2008 at 7:10 am
[…] GUEST QUESTIONS: Kanye and Murakami Placemats Are Big Hits at Brooklyn Ball Last night, hundreds hiked to the Brooklyn Museum for the institution’s annual ball, an event that got a big boost this year from Louis Vuitton, which sponsored the affair and built a pop-up store in one of the galleries. Celebrating the Takashi Murakami exhibition, which opens tomorrow—and honoring Atlantic Yards developer Bruce Ratner—the gala drew […] […]
April 23rd, 2008 at 4:11 pm
[…] GUEST QUESTIONS: Kanye and Murakami Placemats Are Big Hits at Brooklyn Ball Last night, hundreds hiked to the Brooklyn Museum for the institution’s annual ball, an event that got a big boost this year from Louis Vuitton, which sponsored the affair and built a pop-up store in one of the galleries. Celebrating the Takashi Murakami exhibition, which opens tomorrow—and honoring Atlantic Yards developer Bruce Ratner—the gala drew […] […]
April 24th, 2008 at 12:12 am
[…] GUEST QUESTIONS: Kanye and Murakami Placemats Are Big Hits at Brooklyn Ball Last night, hundreds hiked to the Brooklyn Museum for the institution’s annual ball, an event that got a big boost this year from Louis Vuitton, which sponsored the affair and built a pop-up store in one of the galleries. Celebrating the Takashi Murakami exhibition, which opens tomorrow—and honoring Atlantic Yards developer Bruce Ratner—the gala drew […] […]