DEATH NYC

Michelangelo "Creation of Adam" × Beatles × Louis Vuitton × Hello Kitty

Hand-Signed, Hand-Numbered Limited Edition Pop Art Print — 2025 — Very Low Edition

What You Are Getting

An authentic, hand-signed Death NYC limited edition print and one of the most ambitious composite works the artist has released. Michelangelo's The Creation of Adam (c. 1508–1512), the central panel of the Sistine Chapel ceiling, is reimagined with the Beatles inserted into the scene — three Beatles in black Louis Vuitton monogram suits, one in white LV, all wearing red Hello Kitty bows — walking across the fresco in single file as God extends his hand toward Adam through the lineup. Pencil-signed and dated 2025. Hand-numbered on a very low edition run.

Print Details

About the Work

Michelangelo painted The Creation of Adam as part of the Sistine Chapel ceiling commission for Pope Julius II between 1508 and 1512 — arguably the single most-reproduced composition in the entire Western art canon. The image of the two outstretched fingers, almost touching, has been quoted everywhere from advertising to film posters to internet memes. Death NYC inserts the Beatles into the scene — wearing head-to-toe Louis Vuitton monogram suits and Sanrio Hello Kitty bows — as if walking the Abbey Road crosswalk straight through the fresco itself.

The compositional decision is sharp: God's outstretched finger now appears to be reaching toward the lead Beatle rather than Adam, collapsing 450+ years of Western iconography into a single late-1960s cultural moment, with Japanese kawaii and French luxury logos as the connective tissue. A flagship Death NYC mashup and one of the more ambitious compositions in the artist's recent catalog.

About the Artist

Death NYC is an anonymous New York-based street and pop artist who has been releasing limited edition signed prints since the early 2010s. The work is defined by aggressive appropriation — Renaissance painting, post-Impressionism, music, anime, video games, streetwear, and luxury houses — recombined into single high-density compositions.

Death NYC editions are pencil-signed and hand-numbered, typically in editions of 20, 45, or 100, with occasional very small AP-tier releases. Smaller-edition releases command the strongest secondary market. Death NYC works have been collected and resold across major secondary markets including Heritage Auctions, Artsy, and 1stDibs.

What Is Included

• One (1) authentic hand-signed Death NYC limited edition print
• Pencil signature, edition number, and 2025 date annotation
• Shipped flat in archival sleeve between two rigid backing boards
• Frame shown in photos is for display only and is not included

Shipping

Ships via UPS within 1–2 business days of cleared payment. Print is sandwiched between rigid backing boards inside a custom-fit, water-resistant flat mailer. Fully insured and tracked. International buyers welcome — please message before purchase for a quote.

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