Muckety this! Kanye West to Mikhail Gorbachev

Kanye West has been a pioneer in the hip-hop industry, expanding his connections to collaborate with the famed Japanese artist Takashi Murakami.

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Murakami designed West’s official website and the album cover for his latest Grammy-winning album, Graduation. He also directed the music video for the single “Good Morning,” also from the Graduation album.

The “Good Morning” music video is currently showing as part of the Murakami exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum through July 13.

Along with Murakami’s paintings, sculputre, and video shorts, the exhibit also features a fully functional Louis Vuitton store, where museum visitors can purchase the limited edition prints Murakami designed for Vuitton.

Many icons have modeled for Louis Vuitton in the past, including former Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev.

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