Death NYC — LV Gas Mask Spray Can

What You Are Getting

A hand-signed Death NYC print featuring one of the artist’s most iconic and frequently referenced compositions — a figure wearing a Louis Vuitton monogram gas mask with a red hood, holding a purple spray can adorned with a Murakami flower logo, with a golden halo glowing above. This is number 68 of only 100 in this limited edition run, signed in pencil and dated 2012 — placing it firmly in Death NYC’s foundational first year of production.

The composition is a masterclass in visual layering. The Banksy-influenced stencil figure in a plain white t-shirt provides the street art foundation. The LV-monogrammed gas mask transforms the figure from protestor into luxury consumer — breathing through a filter branded with the world’s most recognizable luxury pattern. The spray can in the raised hand carries a Murakami flower emblem, linking the act of making street art to the Japanese pop art movement. And the golden halo sanctifies the entire scene, recasting the street artist as a modern saint.

Presented in a clear acrylic sandwich display with four anodized purple aluminum standoff bolts. The purple standoffs complement the purple spray can in the composition, creating a cohesive presentation. Stands upright on a shelf or desk, or can be wall-mounted.

Print Details

About the Work

The LV Gas Mask composition is arguably Death NYC’s most self-referential and symbolically complete work. Every element is loaded: the gas mask says luxury has become something we need to filter reality through. The LV monogram on the mask says the filter itself is branded. The spray can says the response to branded reality is art. The Murakami flower on the can says even the tools of rebellion have been absorbed by the commercial art world. And the halo says the artist is sanctified anyway — the street art tradition as sacred act, regardless of the contradictions embedded in it.

The Banksy-influenced grey stencil rendering of the figure is deliberately anonymous — no face visible behind the mask, no identity markers beyond the white t-shirt. This is the universal street artist, the everyperson with a can in hand, simultaneously victim and creator of the branded landscape they inhabit. The red hood adds a Little Red Riding Hood undertone — innocence in a dangerous world, walking into the forest of commerce with nothing but a spray can.

The 2012 production date makes this one of the earliest Death NYC prints in existence. This is the year the artist launched the limited edition program, and pieces from this era represent the foundation of the entire catalog. As the Death NYC market continues to expand through Artsy, 1stDibs, and European galleries, foundational-era pieces carry a scarcity premium that later productions cannot match.

About the Artist

Death NYC (Don’t Easily Abandon The Hope) is an anonymous New York City-based street artist active since the early 2010s. Featured in Vogue, Artnet, and Hypebeast. The Gas Mask series is one of the artist’s most frequently referenced and commercially successful bodies of work, appearing in gallery exhibitions and auction catalogs across Europe and the US.

What Is Included

• Death NYC “LV Gas Mask Spray Can” print, numbered 68/100, signed and dated 2012
• Acrylic sandwich display with four anodized purple aluminum standoffs
• Display stands upright on desk/shelf or can be wall-mounted

Shipping

Ships within 1–2 business days via UPS from San Francisco, CA.

Acrylic display packed with foam corner protectors, bubble wrap, and a rigid outer box.

Combined shipping available on multiple purchases. Message us before buying for a custom invoice.

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