Deja Vu Ton

Koons got them monthly bills to pay, so he collaborated with Louis Vuitton to create the above. Here is my problem. I feel like I've been done seen this art-meets-bags thing before in several iterations, variations, preparations, etc. etc. I 'memba seeing bags similar to these hanging on the awnings in Chinatown way back in the day. Well, everything old is new again. I guess.

Deja Vu All Over Again

Singing Cowboy in NYC circa 1950s - Photo by Frank Oscar Larson

Singing Cowboy in NYC circa 2000s - Photo by Vramdal

The more things change, the more they stay the same. I gagged when I saw this image taken, of a cowboy singing for his supper, during the 1950s in Times Square. 

I gagged because I immediately thought of Naked Cowboy pimping himself out to tourist in Times Square since the late 90s.

It's all just a little bit of history repeating. 

BTW, Mr. Larson's work is currently being shown at the Queens Museum in NYC. Click here for more.