Takashi Murakami "The Simple things" x Pharrell

Kicking off the official opening of Art Basel Switzerland, Pharrell was on hand to showcase his collaboration project alongside master artist Takashi Murakami. Entitled “The Simple Things”, the installation featured some of the essentials in Pharrell everyday life, completely iced out in true Skateboard P style. Emmanuel Perrotin was also on hand to witness the unveiling, which sold out in less than half an hour.

Takashi Murakami is a GENIUS.

Louis Vuitton: "A Passion for Creation" Exhibition

Louis Vuitton officially opened their “A Passion for Creation” exhibition a few nights ago, showcasing selected work from the Fondation Louis Vuitton pour la Création, bringing together a small number of significant large-scale paintings, photographs, & video installations by European, American and Chinese artists. The show featured amazing installations by the likes of Takashi Murakami, Richard Prince, and Stephen Sprouse. Other works included pieces by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Paul Chan, Cao-Fei, Yang Fudong, Gilbert & George, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, Andreas Gursky, Pierre Huyghe, Jeff Koons, Bertrand Lavier, Christian Marclay, Richard Prince. The show runs through August 9th, 2009.

Hong Kong Museum of Art
10 Salisbury Road
Tsim Sha Tsui
Kowloon, Hong Kong

Hong Kong's 2009 International Art Fair

The Hong Kong 2009-2010 International Art Fair once again managed to bring together some of the most outstanding artists from around the globe. Overall 110 galleries participated in the art fair and they brought together high profile artists such as Damien Hirst, Andy Warhol and Takashi Murakami, along with impressive newcomers.