Cease + Desist Art Show

If I had a Cease and Desist order from Louis Vuitton, I’d probably be a little scared– but not the folks at The Hotel Des Arts in San Francisco. Remember that hotel? Packed full of customized rooms from floor to ceiling by some of the worlds most promising young artists. One of the painted rooms (pictured here) was done by Tim Gaskin–a mural juxtaposing a celebrity icon, Madonna, with a logo from Louis Vuitton. The work is a critique of consumer culture–and personally I think it’s great. Louis Vuitton’s “Anti-counterfeiting Director Of The Americas”, what a mouth full, ordered a cease and desist, stating the hotel needs to “"remove all infringing depictions of the LV trademark from your walls”. So what did the Hotel des Arts decide to do? They went ahead and exercised their first amendment rights and decided to have a special showing of the room, from May 2nd-May 6th. Way to go guys!