According to the Los Angeles Times, Clint Arthur's class action fraud lawsuits were dismissed by Judge William Highberger.
Mr. Arthur
alleged "L.A.'s Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) and Louis Vuitton
North America violated the Fine Prints Act" when it published Takashi Murakami's
signed and numbered "purse material" Multiples.
Judge
Highberger decided Mr. Arthur was without cause to sue MOCA "because
Arthur didn't accept MOCA's offer to refund the $2,655 he paid for
three prints by Japanese pop artist Takashi Murakami at the regular
museum store."
"The
separate federal case against Louis Vuitton concerns two different
Murakami Prints Arthur bought for $12,000" from the Louis Vuitton
Retail Boutique that was in place at MOCA during the midst of a 2007-08
Murakami MOCA Exhibition."
In an
April 23, 2009 "The Fine Art
Blog" post titled "Murakami Art: Limited Edition Multiple or Louis Vuitton Fraud?", Joseph K.
Levene felt Arthur's lawsuit was baseless and that Mr. Arthur was
actually bitter since the value of his Murakami "wallpaper" Multiples
has drastically declined.
Serious
Collectors realize the MOCA/Louis Vuitton Murakami Multiples were not
destined to become Blue-Chip Art, but instead, were published as "high
priced" Museum Souvenirs.
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