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The ultimate Christmas gift for "the accessorator" is .........either one of these two hand-embroidered tapestries by world-famous artist Takashi Murakami!!!! Created in collaboration with Louis Vuitton, each is a limited edition of 20. The tapestries were hand woven in India, from New Zealand wool, using the lock stitching method, using about 20 knits per square centimeter.  They have been exhibited at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, the Vuitton store in Tokyo, Design Miami in Basel Switzerland, the Hong Kong Museum, the Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin ........ and next month they will be at the Louis Vuitton store on the Champs-Elysées, Paris. The square carpet is titled "Pink Time" and the round carpet is"Flowerball," each is available in two sizes ......  unfortunately delivery time is 4 months ...... but you can always print this page and wrap it in a divine box!!!!

Obviously a "major gift" ........ the only response would be a gigantic "THANK YOU", in sky writing over Manhattan!!!!!!!!!!

Opening October 7, 2009, the Museum of Arts & Design (MAD) has an innovative new exhibition that is dedicated to the use of cut paper as a contemporary art form. Slash: Paper Under The Knife will include the work of 50 international artists, including Thomas Demand, Olafur Eliasson, Tom Friedman and Kara Walker. In addition, there will be several site specific works that will be built and installed during the show. Paper, a medium traditionally used as a surface, will become the focus of the artwork itself. The pieces feature a variety of treatments of paper....including burning, tearing, laser cutting, and shredding. In addition to a number of artists who use paper as a sculptural devise, there will be works from artists who modify books, creating sculptural elements. In addition there will be a section using cut paper in film and video.

I look forward to this exhibition focusing on materials and process. It incorporates my two favorite mediums.....paper and books.....DIVINE!!!! 

Museum of Arts & Design website