Louis Vuitton and the Arts | LOUIS VUITTON ®

Vincent DUBOURG

Valise en Exile, 2008
Bronze et Aluminium
86 x 95 x 86 cm
Collection Louis Vuitton

COURTESY CARPENTERS WORKSHOP GALLERY / COLLECTION LOUIS VUITTON 2008 © VINCENT DUBOURG Intertwining bronze tree branches hold a sleek aluminum Louis Vuitton suitcase in Vincent Dubourg's Valise en Exil. The contorted tree branches have been carefully worked to fit harmoniously with the suitcase, inviting a dialogue between nature and culture.

Zhan WANG

Artificial Rock (Jiashanshi)103, 2006
Stainless steel

© LOUIS VUITTON / PATRICK GALABERT With this massive and surreal metallic rock, Wang Zhan provides a different perspective on the natural rocks found in traditional Chinese gardens. First exhibited at the Louis Vuitton store in Hong Kong in 2008, Zhan’s Artificial Rock highlights the contrast between the vulnerability of tradition and the superficiality of modern life.

Anseylm Reyle

Untitled, 2010
Mix media on canvas
230 x 140 x 26 cm
Collection Louis Vuitton

© PHOTO : STEPHANE MURATET / COLLECTION LOUIS VUITTON 2010 / OEUVRE : © "UNTITLED" ANSEYLM REYLE / PHOTO : STEPHANE MURATET In this large-scale foil painting, Anseylm Reyle revisits the codes of abstract painting. Displayed in the Louis Vuitton store of Shanghai Pudong, China, this artwork's fragile textures refract the light and emphasize touch, yet remain unattainable under the protection of a perspex box.

James NIZAM

Wild Flowers In Room (Anteroom Series), 2012
72 x 120 Inches

Alyson SHOTZ

A Curve in Space and Time, 2009
Mural

© LOUIS VUITTON / STEPHANE MURATET Alyson Shotz’s large sculptures are often characterized by the synthetic materials she uses, such as glass beads and plastic lenses. This work, installed in the Louis Vuitton store in Kobe, Japan, bends light and creates a sense of disorientation, enfolding visitors in a moment that challenges the perception of time and space.

Richard PRINCE

Study, 2007
Acrylic on paper and canvas
61 x 76 cm

LOUIS VUITTON COLLECTION 2007 © RICHARD PRINCE Combining overlays and color variations, which are both characteristic of Richard Prince’s style, this study resulted from a collaboration between Prince and Marc Jacobs for the Spring-Summer 2008 show.

Richard DEACON

Upper Strut, 2011
Steamed ash and stainless steel cable
199 x 1485 x 1113 cm

Teresita FERNANDEZ

Hothouse (Blue), 2008
Glass with silvering
120 x 413 x 2 inches
Collection Louis Vuitton

COLLECTION LOUIS VUITTON 2008 © TERESITA FERNANDEZ - "HOTHOUSE (BLUE)" / DREW ALTIZER PHOTOGRAPHY In 2008, Teresita Fernandez created "Hothouse (Blue)" for the Louis Vuitton store in San Francisco. Translucent panels of blue glass recreate the reflective surface of a waterfall, animating this fixed sculpture. 16,000 silver-plated cabochon mirrors catch the light, suggesting the fluidity and movement of water trickling down.

Sylvie FLEURY

Keepall, 2000
Sculpture

COLLECTION LOUIS VUITTON © SYLVIE FLEURY In 2006, Sylvie Fleury reinterpreted the Keepall, Louis Vuitton’s supple travel bag created in 1930, as a chrome-plated bronze sculpture. Displayed in Paris, at Louis Vuitton’s Espace Culturel for a special exhibition, “Icons”, about the brand’s nine most emblematic bags, Fleury’s sculpture was also the source of inspiration for Marc Jacobs’ “Mirror” collection that same year.

Tomoko SHIOYASU

Labor ( 作動 ) (edition 1/5), 2011
Bamboo and metal hook
40 x 40 x 80cm

Nathalie DECOSTER

L’Objet du Désir, 2009
Bronze and steel
150 x 270 x 300 cm
Collection Louis Vuitton

© LOUIS VUITTON / STEPHANE MURATET / LOUIS VUITTON COLLECTION 2009 © NATHALIE DECOSTER Shoes: both object of desire and pure necessity. The red stiletto, dangling in the center of an open black circle of Nathalie Decoster’s sculpture, is modelled after a Louis Vuitton design. The sculpture itself is surrounded by a promenade located in the interior patio of Louis Vuitton’s shoe atelier in Fiesso d’Artico, Italy.

Vik MUNIZ

The Creation of Adam after Michelangelo (Pictures of Junk), 2011
Digital C-print
153 x 101,6 cm each image, (diptych)
Louis Vuitton Collection

Matt Keegan

Handmade Shoes 1, 2008
Impression monoprint
103 x 133,3 cm
Collection Louis Vuitton

COLLECTION LOUIS VUITTON 2008 © MATT KEEGAN Using an innovative approach to printmaking, Matt Keegan relays the art of handmade shoes with the superposition of multiple silkscreen images and use of archival pigment. The overlay effect creates depth, as a prism of shoes appear to walk along the surface and over the borders, in endless permutation.

Richard PRINCE

Study, 2008
Mixed media on canvas
91 x 61 cm

LOUIS VUITTON COLLECTION 2007 © RICHARD PRINCE Combining overlays and color variations, which are both characteristic of Richard Prince’s style, this study resulted from a collaboration between Prince and Marc Jacobs for the Spring-Summer 2008 show.

Guy LIMONE

Ochre-grey Palette Tapestry, 2010
Site-specific installation

COLLECTION LOUIS VUITTON 2010 / OEUVRE : © "OCHRE-GREY PALETTE PATESTRY" GUY LIMONE (PERROTIN, PARIS) / PHOTO : STEPHANE MURATET The ochre-grey tapestry that decorates the walls of the Shanghai Huaihai store, is a compilation of a multitude of cut photographs and images collected by the artist. With the impressive scale and meticulous technique, Guy Limone revisits the monochrome.

Almagul MENLIBAYEVA

Global Entry 1, 2011
Duratrance print in light box,
36 x 48 in (91 x 122 cm)
Edition of 3

Sylvie FLEURY

Keepall, 2000
32 x 46 x 20 cm
Chrome-plated bronze

COLLECTION LOUIS VUITTON © SYLVIE FLEURY In 2006, Sylvie Fleury reinterpreted the Keepall, Louis Vuitton’s supple travel bag created in 1930, as a chrome-plated bronze sculpture. Displayed in Paris, at Louis Vuitton’s Espace Culturel for a special exhibition, “Icons”, about the brand’s nine most emblematic bags, Fleury’s sculpture was also the source of inspiration for Marc Jacobs’ “Mirror” collection that same year.

Olafur ELIASSON

Your Loss of Senses, 2005
Permanent Installation

© LOUIS VUITTON / VINCENT KNAPP Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson created a project entitled Your Loss of Senses for the October 2005 reopening of Louis Vuitton's Champs-Elysées Maison. In the central elevator linking the ground floor with the Espace Culturel Louis Vuitton Olafur Eliasson installed what he described as "a little chamber of sensual entropy." The elevator is a black box blocking out all sensual stimuli as a contrast to the sensually charged atmosphere of the Louis Vuitton environment, and thus raises questions about different models of perception and one's sense of self.

Miss.Tic

Hommage à Louis Vuitton, 2001
Stencil on series of numbered and unnumbered postcards
42 x 30 cm

© COLLECTION LOUIS VUITTON / MISS TIC Iconic French street artist, Miss Tic, depicted the House founder with a series of postcards containing a stenciled portrait of Louis Vuitton. In between pop art and street art, these postcard designs were offered to guests during the women’s Fall-Winter 2001-2002 show, entitled the “Monogram Graffiti” collection.

Richard Prince

Study, 2008
Mixed media on canvas
91,5 x 61 cm

COLLECTION LOUIS VUITTON 2007 © RICHARD PRINCE Combining overlays and color variations, which are both characteristic of Richard Prince’s style, this study resulted from a collaboration between Prince and Marc Jacobs for the Spring-Summer 2008 show.

KUM CHI KEUNG

Labor ( 作動 )(edition 1/5)
Bamboo and metal hook
40 x 40 x 80cm , 2011

COLLECTION LOUIS VUITTON 2012 © KUM CHI KEUNG / PHOTO : STUART WOODS

Joana VASCONCELOS

Priscilla
Sculpture, 2009

LOUIS VUITTON / STEPHANE MURATET / COLLECTION LOUIS VUITTON 2008 © JOANA VASCONCELOS 4.7 meters long, containing 600 stainless steel pans and lids, Joana Vasconcelos’ massive shoe sculpture was inspired by the feminine shoes worn by Marilyn Monroe in the classic movie, “The Seven Year Itch”. Appropriately, the piece is now located in the garden of the Louis Vuitton’s shoe atelier in Fiesso d’Artico, Italy.

Liu JIANHUA

Unreal Scene-Macao Map, 2009
Dice, wooden panel, steel
600 x 310 x 100 cm

STEPHANE MURATET / COLLECTION LOUIS VUITTON 2009 / OEUVRE : © "UNREAL SCENE-MACAO MAP" LIU JIAN HUA Creating small-scale sculptures from Fiberglass and porcelain, Jianhua Liu’s piece is an original representation of the Chinese region of Macao, made entirely of poker chips. This artwork is displayed at the Louis Vuitton Maison in Macao.

Stephen SPROUSE

Untitled, 1984
Ink on paper
30,5 x 23 cm
Series of sketches in pink, orange, yellow and green

© LOUIS VUITTON COLLECTION / STEPHEN SPROUSE These brightly colored female silhouettes sketched in graffiti are prime examples of Stephen Sprouse’s signature style. Using paintings and drawings as the basis for fabric print, this series lead to Sprouse’s own Fall-Winter 1984 collection—which, in turn, lead to the Monogram Graffiti line the artist created in 2001, in his first collaboration with Louis Vuitton.

Richard Prince

Study, 2008
Acrylic on canvas
91 x 122 cm

COLLECTION LOUIS VUITTON 2007 © RICHARD PRINCE Combining overlays and color variations, which are both characteristic of Richard Prince’s style, this study resulted from a collaboration between Prince and Marc Jacobs for the Spring-Summer 2008 show.

James Turrell

Tall Glass, 2005
Permanent "light sculpture"

© LOUIS VUITTON / VINCENT KNAPP © JAMES TURRELL Part of a series entitled “Tall Glass”, James Turrell's installation is a modular light based sculpture projected on a flat screen, created for the Louis Vuitton Maison on the Champs-Elysées. The subtle shifts of colour create a perceptual experience where abstract volumes and light emanate.

Chen Wenbo

Lucky, 2009
Oil on canvas
180 x 230 cm
Collection Louis Vuitton

COLLECTION LOUIS VUITTON 2009 / OEUVRE : © "LUCKY PAINTING" CHEN WENBO / PHOTO : STEPHANE MURATET Sensitive to mundane objects, Chinese artist Chen Wenbo reproduced a set of dice in photorealistic detail, questioning the nature of laws and luck. The artist has stated of this piece, “Who wins? Who loses? The gambling of luck is my favourite game. In the context of China, I toss a few dices every day and leave them rolling. They stop at wherever they want to, and I really don’t know who is luckier, as luck is controlled by the rules of the game."

Li Xiaofeng

Beijing Memory, 2007
Media Qing Period Shards
105 x 60 x 40 cm
Collection Louis Vuitton

COLLECTION LOUIS VUITTON 2009 / OEUVRE : © "BEIJING MEMORY" LI XIAOFENG / PHOTO : STEPHANE MURATET Made of ceramic shards, Li Xiaofeng's sculpture takes shapes of a mid-length women's dress.

Richard Prince

Untitled Study, 2008
Acrylic on canvas

COLLECTION LOUIS VUITTON 2007 © RICHARD PRINCE This painting, which depicts a disassembled Louis Vuitton logo on a Monogram canvas, was the original image chosen for the 2008 Spring-Summer fashion show invitations.

Richard PRINCE

Study, 2008
Mixed media on canvas
91,5 x 61 cm

COLLECTION LOUIS VUITTON 2007 © RICHARD PRINCE Combining overlays and color variations, which are both characteristic of Richard Prince’s style, this study resulted from a collaboration between Prince and Marc Jacobs for the Spring-Summer 2008 show.

Xavier VEILHAN

Mobile, 2010 Plastic spheres and mat finishing Permanent Installation

Part of a series of installations entitled «Mobile», this sculpture displayed at the Fifth Avenue store in New York invites viewers to explore the notions of time and space. Upon entering the room, visitors are immediately captivated by the installation’s three-dimensional shape. The contrast between the large purple spheres and thin beams creates a feeling of lightness and gives the illusion of a floating sculpture. While contemplating Xavier Veilhan’s artwork, discerning visitors will also notice the slight movement between the elements that compose the mobile, evoking the elusiveness and perpetual flow of time.

Jean Jacques ORY

Vénus a l’Escarpin, 2007
Lacquered Resin
350 x 120 x 260 cm
Collection Louis Vuitton

COLLECTION LOUIS VUITTON 2008 © JEAN-JACQUES ORY / LOUIS VUITTON / STEPHANE MURATET A Renaissance painting hides inside a contemporary stiletto in this oversized sculpture, exhibited at Louis Vuitton’s shoe atelier in Fiesso d’Artico, Italy. It summarise the artist’s philosophy, which is to “conciliate history and modernity”.

Lionel ESTEVE

Pistil (45) (6) (9) (49), 2006
Sequins, paper dots, paper & plastic film on transparent plastic sheet, frame
118 x 118 cm Unique

James NIZAM

Tree In Room (Anteroom Series), 2012
72 x 120 Inches

Arturo HERRERA

Till There Was You, 2009
Gold leaf drawing on plaster ceiling
950 x 533 cm
Unique

Shi-Pin HSI

Uhugu-The Phoenix of the Window Railing, 2012
Stainless steel, titanium plating
84 x 24 x 63 cm
Edition 1 of 5

Bernard FRIZE

Acrylic and resin on canvas
175 x 250 cm
Louis Vuitton Collection

LOUIS VUITTON | Artistic Collaborations

Vincent DUBOURG

Valise en Exile, 2008Bronze et Aluminium86 x 95 x 86 cmCollection Louis Vuitton

Zhan WANG

Artificial Rock (Jiashanshi)103, 2006Stainless steel

Anseylm Reyle

Untitled, 2010Mix media on canvas230 x 140 x 26 cmCollection Louis Vuitton

James NIZAM

Wild Flowers In Room (Anteroom Series), 201272 x 120 Inches

Alyson SHOTZ

A Curve in Space and Time, 2009Mural

Richard PRINCE

Study, 2007Acrylic on paper and canvas61 x 76 cm

Richard DEACON

Upper Strut, 2011Steamed ash and stainless steel cable199 x 1485 x 1113 cm

Teresita FERNANDEZ

Hothouse (Blue), 2008Glass with silvering120 x 413 x 2 inchesCollection Louis Vuitton

Sylvie FLEURY

Keepall, 2000Sculpture

Tomoko SHIOYASU

Labor ( 作動 ) (edition 1/5), 2011Bamboo and metal hook40 x 40 x 80cm

Nathalie DECOSTER

L’Objet du Désir, 2009Bronze and steel150 x 270 x 300 cmCollection Louis Vuitton

Vik MUNIZ

The Creation of Adam after Michelangelo (Pictures of Junk), 2011Digital C-print153 x 101,6 cm each image, (diptych)Louis Vuitton Collection

Matt Keegan

Handmade Shoes 1, 2008Impression monoprint103 x 133,3 cmCollection Louis Vuitton

Richard PRINCE

Study, 2008Mixed media on canvas91 x 61 cm

Guy LIMONE

Ochre-grey Palette Tapestry, 2010Site-specific installation

Almagul MENLIBAYEVA

Global Entry 1, 2011Duratrance print in light box,36 x 48 in (91 x 122 cm)Edition of 3

Sylvie FLEURY

Keepall, 200032 x 46 x 20 cmChrome-plated bronze

Olafur ELIASSON

Your Loss of Senses, 2005Permanent Installation

Miss.Tic

Hommage à Louis Vuitton, 2001Stencil on series of numbered and unnumbered postcards42 x 30 cm

Richard Prince

Study, 2008Mixed media on canvas91,5 x 61 cm

KUM CHI KEUNG

Labor ( 作動 )(edition 1/5)Bamboo and metal hook40 x 40 x 80cm , 2011

Joana VASCONCELOS

PriscillaSculpture, 2009

Liu JIANHUA

Unreal Scene-Macao Map, 2009Dice, wooden panel, steel600 x 310 x 100 cm

Stephen SPROUSE

Untitled, 1984Ink on paper30,5 x 23 cmSeries of sketches in pink, orange, yellow and green

Richard Prince

Study, 2008Acrylic on canvas91 x 122 cm

James Turrell

Tall Glass, 2005Permanent "light sculpture"

Chen Wenbo

Lucky, 2009Oil on canvas180 x 230 cmCollection Louis Vuitton

Li Xiaofeng

Beijing Memory, 2007Media Qing Period Shards105 x 60 x 40 cmCollection Louis Vuitton

Richard Prince

Untitled Study, 2008Acrylic on canvas

Richard PRINCE

Study, 2008Mixed media on canvas91,5 x 61 cm

Xavier VEILHAN

Mobile, 2010 Plastic spheres and mat finishing Permanent Installation

Jean Jacques ORY

Vénus a l’Escarpin, 2007Lacquered Resin350 x 120 x 260 cmCollection Louis Vuitton

Lionel ESTEVE

Pistil (45) (6) (9) (49), 2006Sequins, paper dots, paper & plastic film on transparent plastic sheet, frame118 x 118 cm Unique

James NIZAM

Tree In Room (Anteroom Series), 201272 x 120 Inches

Arturo HERRERA

Till There Was You, 2009Gold leaf drawing on plaster ceiling950 x 533 cmUnique

Shi-Pin HSI

Uhugu-The Phoenix of the Window Railing, 2012Stainless steel, titanium plating84 x 24 x 63 cmEdition 1 of 5

Bernard FRIZE

Acrylic and resin on canvas175 x 250 cmLouis Vuitton Collection

Valise en Exile, 2008
Bronze et Aluminium
86 x 95 x 86 cm
Collection Louis Vuitton

Artificial Rock (Jiashanshi)103, 2006
Stainless steel

Untitled, 2010
Mix media on canvas
230 x 140 x 26 cm
Collection Louis Vuitton

Wild Flowers In Room (Anteroom Series), 2012
72 x 120 Inches

A Curve in Space and Time, 2009
Mural

Study, 2007
Acrylic on paper and canvas
61 x 76 cm

Upper Strut, 2011
Steamed ash and stainless steel cable
199 x 1485 x 1113 cm

Hothouse (Blue), 2008
Glass with silvering
120 x 413 x 2 inches
Collection Louis Vuitton

Keepall, 2000
Sculpture

Labor ( 作動 ) (edition 1/5), 2011
Bamboo and metal hook
40 x 40 x 80cm

L’Objet du Désir, 2009
Bronze and steel
150 x 270 x 300 cm
Collection Louis Vuitton

The Creation of Adam after Michelangelo (Pictures of Junk), 2011
Digital C-print
153 x 101,6 cm each image, (diptych)
Louis Vuitton Collection

Handmade Shoes 1, 2008
Impression monoprint
103 x 133,3 cm
Collection Louis Vuitton

Study, 2008
Mixed media on canvas
91 x 61 cm

Ochre-grey Palette Tapestry, 2010
Site-specific installation

Global Entry 1, 2011
Duratrance print in light box,
36 x 48 in (91 x 122 cm)
Edition of 3

Keepall, 2000
32 x 46 x 20 cm
Chrome-plated bronze

Your Loss of Senses, 2005
Permanent Installation

Hommage à Louis Vuitton, 2001
Stencil on series of numbered and unnumbered postcards
42 x 30 cm

Study, 2008
Mixed media on canvas
91,5 x 61 cm

Labor ( 作動 )(edition 1/5)
Bamboo and metal hook
40 x 40 x 80cm , 2011

Priscilla
Sculpture, 2009

Unreal Scene-Macao Map, 2009
Dice, wooden panel, steel
600 x 310 x 100 cm

Untitled, 1984
Ink on paper
30,5 x 23 cm
Series of sketches in pink, orange, yellow and green

Study, 2008
Acrylic on canvas
91 x 122 cm

Tall Glass, 2005
Permanent "light sculpture"

Lucky, 2009
Oil on canvas
180 x 230 cm
Collection Louis Vuitton

Beijing Memory, 2007
Media Qing Period Shards
105 x 60 x 40 cm
Collection Louis Vuitton

Untitled Study, 2008
Acrylic on canvas

Study, 2008
Mixed media on canvas
91,5 x 61 cm

Vénus a l’Escarpin, 2007
Lacquered Resin
350 x 120 x 260 cm
Collection Louis Vuitton

Pistil (45) (6) (9) (49), 2006
Sequins, paper dots, paper & plastic film on transparent plastic sheet, frame
118 x 118 cm Unique

Tree In Room (Anteroom Series), 2012
72 x 120 Inches

Till There Was You, 2009
Gold leaf drawing on plaster ceiling
950 x 533 cm
Unique

Uhugu-The Phoenix of the Window Railing, 2012
Stainless steel, titanium plating
84 x 24 x 63 cm
Edition 1 of 5

Acrylic and resin on canvas
175 x 250 cm
Louis Vuitton Collection