Louis Vuitton X’ Exhibition ~ Sandi Martini

Los Angeles is actually the exhibition’s first stop! because of "the vibrant art scene.” and then it will go on a worldwide tour to NY and Paris, Shanghai, Tokyo.

The exhibition showcases its collaborations with leading artists over the past 160 years, complete with custom bags and a tropical pop-up shop.

The pop-up includes women’s ready-to-wear, leather goods, accessories, shoes, fragrances, items from the brand’s Objets Nomades collection and travel books.

The exhibition is free to the public and on display until mid-September.

The first room, “In Louis Vuitton: As seen by …,” includes a portrait by American painter Alex Katz that was commissioned as part of an ongoing project for the brand. Louis Vuitton will commission portraits from important artists from the 20th and 21st century to re-imagine the brand’s founder.

The exhibition also marks the world premiere of the ArtyCapucines Collection for which six contemporary artists re-imagined the brand’s classic Capucines bag.

The artists — Sam Falls, Urs Fischer, Nicholas Hlobo, Alex Israel, Tschabalala Self and Jonas Wood — brought their own unique takes to the limited-edition collection. The bags retail for $8,600 each.

Only 300 bags of each design exist. Many of the pre-sale pieces sold out in advance with a few bags held for the opening night party. Six samples will remain on display at the exhibition after the bags are sold out.