Here’s the story. LA graffiti artists REVOK and AUGER did a massive Murakami referencing bomb on a © MURAKAMI billboard. Two days later the billboard was gone. Where did the billboard go? To Japan – Apparently word crossed the Pacific and Murakami found it “so wonderful, he had to have it for his collection.”
Props to my ex-Getty intern/art hustler Rocio (a.k.a. wyldéƒlöwér) for pointing me to this tidbit on LA Weekly’s LURKER blog.
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This is awesome! I love that they used a complementary color scheme, included Murakami iconography and blended their piece with the billboard.