HW Pick: Louis Vuitton: Art, Fashion and Architecture

In pure luxury and art have never been more intimately linked than they are in these early years of the twenty-first century. Virtually all the world’s major luxury houses have associated themselves with contemporary art through sponsorships, commissions, or foundations, and these points of exchange nourish the increasingly symbiotic relationship between fashion, art, and other design disciplines.

Of all modern luxury brands, Louis Vuitton can claim to maintain the richest and most varied associations with the world of art. Included in the book are Louis Vuitton’s important collaborations with an incredible group of artists, architects, designers, and photographers, such as Jun Aoki, Shigeru Ban, Vanessa Beecroft, Olafur Eliasson, Zaha Hadid, David LaChapelle, Jean Larivière, Annie Leibovitz, Takashi Murakami, Richard Prince, Stephen Sprouse, James Turrell, Inez Van Lamsweerde, and Vinoodh Matadin.

The book is a seductive anthology of the house’s most visible collaborations. Critical essays examine and position Louis Vuitton’s patronage—under the guidance of Artistic Director Marc Jacobs—during one of the most fertile periods of contemporary art and design.

Get the book here.

Here’s some more love with Louis Vuitton’s 2013 show in Paris.

Photo credit: 1) Muhammad Ali and unidentified little boy in advertisement for Louis Vuitton; 2) Louis Vuitton Ad; 3) Kenye “Louis Vuitton Don” West advertisement for Louis Vuitton.