**IT HAS BEEN QUITE AWHILE SINCE WE HAVE SEEN ONE OF THESE IN THE GALLERY.**

*If you have wanted to add an original **Murakami/VUITTON** collab piece from ‘03, this is your chance.*

**The work is in flawless condition and is ready to hang and enjoy immediately.**

**Absolutely stunning Murakami silkscreen print.**
 *PRE PURCHASE INSPECTION(S) AVAILABLE IN LOS ANGELES (by appointment only).**

*APC ART is pleased to present “Superflat Monogram” (Green Variant) by legendary contemporary Japanese artist Takashi Murakami.*

*Few contemporary artists have so successfully transcended the traditional boundaries between fine art, luxury fashion, pop culture, and global commerce quite like Murakami.*

*Widely regarded as one of the most important living contemporary artists, Murakami’s instantly recognizable visual language — blending traditional Japanese artistic influence with anime, manga, consumerism, luxury branding, and contemporary pop aesthetics — has made him one of the defining artists of the 21st century.*

*Murakami’s groundbreaking “Superflat” theory fundamentally reshaped contemporary art discourse by collapsing distinctions between high and low culture, commercial design, luxury branding, fine art, and mass media.*

*Perhaps no collaboration better represents this concept than Murakami’s historic partnership with Louis Vuitton.*

*Originally launched in the early 2000s under the creative direction of Marc Jacobs, the Murakami x Louis Vuitton collaboration instantly became one of the most iconic luxury fashion collaborations ever produced.*

*The colorful reinterpretation of Vuitton’s historic monogram pattern permanently altered both luxury fashion and contemporary art history.*

*Part of a series of works produced by Takashi Murakami in collaboration with Louis Vuitton, this limited-edition screen print blends high art with commercial design by appropriating the luxury fashion house’s iconic logo.*

*Representing Vuitton’s well-known monogram print and floral motifs in a vibrant color palette against a deep black ground, Murakami further explores his longstanding interest in reinterpreting contemporary iconography through a fusion of Eastern and Western aesthetic influences.*

*The title itself references Murakami’s influential “Superflat” theory — addressing the perceived “flatness” of Japanese visual culture from traditional painting through contemporary animation within the broader context of World War II and its aftermath.*

*Former Louis Vuitton creative director Marc Jacobs famously described the collaboration as a “monumental marriage of art and commerce.”*

*“Superflat Monogram” stands as one of the defining visual embodiments of that revolutionary collaboration.*

*The composition transforms Louis Vuitton’s legendary monogram motifs into a vibrant Superflat composition — merging luxury iconography with Murakami’s colorful contemporary visual language.*

*Importantly, after nearly 25 years, Murakami and Louis Vuitton revisited the collaboration once again — reintroducing many of the same motifs, colorways, monograms, and visual concepts that originally made the collaboration globally iconic.*

*More than ever, the renewed collaboration reinforces the timelessness and historical importance of these early Murakami Vuitton works — proving that “the past is prologue.”*

*Collectors increasingly recognize these original early 2000s Murakami Vuitton era works as historically important contemporary blue-chip material.*

*This particular “Green Variant” is especially striking for its elegant balance of vivid color against the deep black background — creating a composition that feels simultaneously playful, sophisticated, graphic, and unmistakably Murakami.*

*The work is a hand pulled silkscreen print in colors on wove paper, hand signed and numbered from the edition by the artist in graphite pencil.*

*Published by Kaikai Kiki LTD, 2003.*

*The work measures approximately 43.8 cm x 43.8 cm (17.25” x 17.25”) unframed.*

*Framed dimensions are approximately 20” x 20”.*

*Importantly, this example has been professionally framed to true museum standard using museum acrylic within an exceptionally high quality contemporary frame package valued at approximately $1,400.*

*The work will arrive ready to immediately display and enjoy.*

*With an edition size of only 50 works, examples of “Superflat Monogram” have become increasingly difficult to acquire — particularly in strong condition and professionally framed presentation.*

*Collectors worldwide continue to aggressively pursue Murakami’s early Kaikai Kiki editions and Louis Vuitton related works as demand for historically important contemporary blue-chip editions continues to accelerate.*

*An absolutely iconic Takashi Murakami composition and an exceptional long-term investment opportunity.*

*These works are incredibly difficult to find in today’s market.*

*An absolutely stunning Murakami work presented in excellent condition.*

*The work is in hand and will ship immediately from the USA.*

*We are pleased to offer expedited international shipping options for our global base of collectors.*

*Proudly offered by APC ART.*

*ATL. MIA. NYC. LA. PARIS. LONDON. TOKYO*

Provenance
Private collection; Los Angeles, CA. USA. 
Purchaeed direct from Gagosian in 2003. 

Included with the work will be a certificate of authenticity issued by APC ART (guaranteeing authenticity in perpetuity.  

Condition
The work is in excellent condition, shows incredibly well. The work is framed to museum standard and has only been briefly displayed.