A Murakami L.A. Billboard Taken Down for the RIGHT Reason
March 17, 2009
Below is a billboard that was originially promoting the Japanese artist, Takashi Murakami’s exhibition at the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art. His work is very cool and cutesy, (I had the pleasure of seeing his installation at Rockafeller Center a few years back); but soon after the billboard was put up, two graffitti artists, AUGER and REVOK, sprayed over the billboard to show off their “art.” These two and their “pieces” (term used on the “streets” of NYC/graf. world; yeah, I’m cool like that!) are also famous on their own right; not that I “officially” know about this stuff, or know them from “a legal stand point”.. 
Anyway, soon after these two showed off their Krylon skillz; the billboard was obviously taken down… The Catch? It was NOT taken down by the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art or the City of L.A., but actually by Murakami himself! The reason? He LOVED the art/work of the two artist on his billboard, and Had to have it for himself! Art within art, and makes me feel kinda fuzzy inside. That’s rare in itself. Don’t tell me all billboards are “eye sores” you vote hungry politicians and uptight-ers!
Entry Filed under: Billboards. Tags: billboard, L.A. Billboard Ban, OOH, Takashi Murakami.
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