彌生

 
　　★時尚傳奇Louis Vuitton與國寶級藝術家草間彌生跨界合作
　　★一本專書帶你投入LV與草間彌生的世界
　　★特別收錄草間彌生與LV重要聯名作品，詳盡介紹藝術家創作脈絡與靈感來源
 
　　生於日本長野的草間彌生，現已成為全球著名的藝術家，她憑著對藝術的熱愛改寫人生。她的創作風格獨樹一幟，成為極具影響力的當代重要藝術家。
 
　　2012年，路易威登(Louis Vuitton)與草間彌生首次跨界合作，經典圓點覆蓋在LV各式包款，怪奇藝術感襲捲全世界。
 
　　十年後，LV與草間彌生再次攜手合作，推出Louis Vuitton x Yayoi Kusama系列，是今年最具話題性的聯名合作，人氣更是席捲藝術圈與時尚界。LV更在東京、巴黎、紐約特別設置一系列的城市裝置藝術。
 
　　書中收錄草間彌生與LV合作的時裝設計，以及草間彌生創作的多項藝術作品，詳盡介紹藝術家完整的創作故事以及脈絡，道出合作的靈感來源。其中還包括時尚界與藝術界知名專家執筆的文章，如時尚總監Jo-Ann Furnis、時尚設計師Marc Jacobs，以及國際級策展人Mika Yoshitake、Philip Larratt-Smith。另外，當代藝術界最炙手可熱的策展人、英國蛇形畫廊（Serpentine Gallery）藝術總監Hans-Ulrich Obrist，以及與草間彌生長期合作的Akira Tatehata，也都在書中與草間有深入對談。
 
　　草間彌生對世界的影響，以及她的經典波卡圓點、鏡房等開創性藝術構想，在這本LV與草間彌生合作的作品集中一網打盡，帶領讀者走進LV與草間彌生的創意國度。

Louis Vuitton, the global luxury fashion house, and world-famous artist Yayoi Kusama partner again, and in the storied history of the brand’s epic collaborations with artists, this is the most ambitious to date.

In this important volume about this powerhouse collaboration, artwork by trailblazing artist Yayoi Kusama is featured alongside the groundbreaking fashion collection she designed with Louis Vuitton, and is organized around the seminal artistic themes that inspired the project.

Edited by Ferdinando Verdi and Isabel Venero, the volume includes contributions from renowned experts in both fashion and art, including writer Jo-Ann Furniss who explores the collaboration, designer Marc Jacobs who initiated the house’s relationship with Kusama, and curators Mika Yoshitake and Philip Larratt-Smith, both of whom have organized important exhibitions on the artist’s work. And Hans Ulrich Obrist, the renowned curator and Artistic Director of Serpentine Galleries, London, Hans Ulrich Obrist talks with longtime Kusama expert Akira Tatehata.

In the spirit of this iconic partnership and with a nod to the popular fascination with Kusama, the book includes musings from some of the most important contemporary artists and musicians working today--including Arca, Katherine Bradford, Anne Imhoff, Ryan McNamara, Raúl de Nieves, Ryan Trecartin, Nora Turato, and Jacolby Satterwhite--talking about Kusama’s impact and her extraordinary ability to build fantastical worlds through her signature polka dots and mirror balls, which are joyful representations of her deeply thoughtful philosophy about art and the universe.

Jo-Ann Furniss is an editor, creative director, and writer. She was the editor-in-chief of Arena Homme+ from 2004 to 2011, and writes regularly for I-D, The Face, and AnOther Magazine, as well as the New York Times. Mika Yoshitake, PhD, is an independent curator with expertise in postwar Japanese art. She received her MA and PhD in Art History from UCLA.