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Fashion Curates Art : Takashi Murakami for Louis Vuitton

Bengtsen, Peter LU orcid (2017) p.199-212
Abstract
The chapter investigates how one specific collaboration between a fashion conglomerate (Louis Vuitton) and a contemporary artist (Takashi Murakami) exemplifies a wider phenomenon of the ways in which brands curate artists to fit their own needs. Central to the chapter is the discussion about why and to what ends curation of art has become important for fashion brands in their branding efforts.
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organization
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Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
publication status
published
subject
keywords
art, fashion, art and fashion, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, Takashi Murakami
host publication
Fashion Curating. Critical Practice in the Museum and Beyond
editor
Vänskä, Annamari and Clark, Hazel
pages
199 - 212
publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
external identifiers
  • scopus:85188129020
ISBN
9781474287104
9781474287098
9781474287111
9781474287128
language
English
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yes
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f6dd6cb4-c51a-416d-9c64-34c1d5999a40
date added to LUP
2017-11-24 09:57:16
date last changed
2025-01-04 05:07:44
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