{"product_id":"death-nyc-lv-gas-mask-spray-can-murakami-signed-68-100-2012-street-art-pop-art","title":"Death NYC LV Gas Mask Spray Can Murakami Signed 68\/100 2012 Street Art Pop Art","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003ctitle\u003eDeath NYC LV Gas Mask Girl Spray Can Signed 68\/100 2012\u003c\/title\u003e\n\n\n\u003c!-- 1. HEADER --\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#1a3a6b;color:#fff;text-align:center;padding:28px 20px 22px;\"\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11px;letter-spacing:3px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#c9a227;margin-bottom:8px;\"\u003eGAUNTLET GALLERY • SAN FRANCISCO\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003ch1 style=\"font-size:26px;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 6px 0;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:#fff;\"\u003eDeath NYC — LV Gas Mask Spray Can\u003c\/h1\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"font-size:14px;color:#c9a227;font-style:italic;letter-spacing:1px;\"\u003eSigned 68\/100 • 2012 • Early-Era Death NYC • Acrylic Gallery Display\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- 2. SUBTITLE BAR --\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f8f6f0;border-left:4px solid #c9a227;padding:14px 20px;margin:0;\"\u003e\n  \u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;color:#1a3a6b;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:1px;\"\u003eLIMITED EDITION OF 100 • HAND-SIGNED • 2012 FOUNDATIONAL ERA • LV x MURAKAMI x BANKSY\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003chr style=\"border:none;border-top:2px solid #c9a227;margin:0;\"\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- 3. WHAT YOU ARE GETTING --\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:24px 28px;\"\u003e\n  \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:18px;color:#1a3a6b;border-left:4px solid #c9a227;padding-left:12px;margin:0 0 14px 0;font-family:Georgia,serif;\"\u003eWhat You Are Getting\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.7;color:#333;margin:0 0 12px 0;\"\u003e\n    A hand-signed Death NYC print featuring one of the artist’s most iconic and frequently referenced compositions — \u003cstrong\u003ea figure wearing a Louis Vuitton monogram gas mask with a red hood, holding a purple spray can adorned with a Murakami flower logo\u003c\/strong\u003e, with a golden halo glowing above. This is \u003cstrong\u003enumber 68 of only 100\u003c\/strong\u003e in this limited edition run, signed in pencil and dated \u003cstrong\u003e2012\u003c\/strong\u003e — placing it firmly in Death NYC’s foundational first year of production.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.7;color:#333;margin:0 0 12px 0;\"\u003e\n    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.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.7;color:#333;margin:0;\"\u003e\n    Presented in a \u003cstrong\u003eclear acrylic sandwich display with four anodized purple aluminum standoff bolts\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003chr style=\"border:none;border-top:2px solid #c9a227;margin:0;\"\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- 4. PRINT DETAILS TABLE --\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:24px 28px;\"\u003e\n  \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:18px;color:#1a3a6b;border-left:4px solid #c9a227;padding-left:12px;margin:0 0 14px 0;font-family:Georgia,serif;\"\u003ePrint Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:14px;font-family:Georgia,serif;\"\u003e\n    \u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;font-weight:bold;color:#1a3a6b;width:35%;vertical-align:top;\"\u003eArtist\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;color:#333;\"\u003eDeath NYC\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr style=\"background:#f8f6f0;border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;font-weight:bold;color:#1a3a6b;vertical-align:top;\"\u003eTitle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;color:#333;\"\u003eLV Gas Mask Spray Can\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;font-weight:bold;color:#1a3a6b;vertical-align:top;\"\u003eYear\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;color:#333;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e2012\u003c\/strong\u003e (signed and dated — foundational-era Death NYC)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr style=\"background:#f8f6f0;border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;font-weight:bold;color:#1a3a6b;vertical-align:top;\"\u003eEdition\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;color:#333;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e68\/100 — Limited Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;font-weight:bold;color:#1a3a6b;vertical-align:top;\"\u003eMedium\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;color:#333;\"\u003eMixed Media Print on Fine Art Paper\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr style=\"background:#f8f6f0;border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;font-weight:bold;color:#1a3a6b;vertical-align:top;\"\u003eColor Palette\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;color:#333;\"\u003eGrey Stencil, Red Hood, Purple Spray Can, Gold Halo, LV Monogram\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;font-weight:bold;color:#1a3a6b;vertical-align:top;\"\u003eDisplay\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;color:#333;\"\u003eAcrylic Sandwich Display with Purple Anodized Aluminum Standoffs\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr style=\"background:#f8f6f0;border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;font-weight:bold;color:#1a3a6b;vertical-align:top;\"\u003eSigned\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;color:#333;\"\u003eYes — Hand-Signed in Pencil (Lower Left)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;font-weight:bold;color:#1a3a6b;vertical-align:top;\"\u003eNumbered\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;color:#333;\"\u003e68\/100 (Lower Right, Pencil)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr style=\"background:#f8f6f0;border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;font-weight:bold;color:#1a3a6b;vertical-align:top;\"\u003eSubject\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;color:#333;\"\u003eLV Gas Mask Figure x Murakami Spray Can x Halo x Street Art\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr style=\"background:#f8f6f0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;font-weight:bold;color:#1a3a6b;vertical-align:top;\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;color:#333;\"\u003eExcellent — Print and acrylic display in pristine condition\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003chr style=\"border:none;border-top:2px solid #c9a227;margin:0;\"\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- 5. ABOUT THE WORK --\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:24px 28px;\"\u003e\n  \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:18px;color:#1a3a6b;border-left:4px solid #c9a227;padding-left:12px;margin:0 0 14px 0;font-family:Georgia,serif;\"\u003eAbout the Work\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.7;color:#333;margin:0 0 12px 0;\"\u003e\n    The LV Gas Mask composition is arguably \u003cstrong\u003eDeath NYC’s most self-referential and symbolically complete work\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.7;color:#333;margin:0 0 12px 0;\"\u003e\n    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.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.7;color:#333;margin:0;\"\u003e\n    The \u003cstrong\u003e2012 production date\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"background:#1a3a6b;border-radius:4px;padding:18px 22px;margin:16px 0 0 0;\"\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:15px;line-height:1.6;color:#fff;margin:0 0 8px 0;font-weight:bold;\"\u003e★ Why 2012 Matters\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;color:#e0e0e0;margin:0;\"\u003e\n      2012 is \u003cstrong\u003eyear one\u003c\/strong\u003e for Death NYC’s limited edition output. This Gas Mask composition — alongside the Poison Apple series from the same year — established the core visual vocabulary that the artist has built an entire career on: luxury brand appropriation, Banksy-style stencil figures, Murakami references, and the DEATH branding. Owning a 2012 Death NYC print is owning the origin story. These are the rarest pieces in the catalog by definition.\n    \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003chr style=\"border:none;border-top:2px solid #c9a227;margin:0;\"\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- 6. ABOUT THE ARTIST --\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:24px 28px;\"\u003e\n  \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:18px;color:#1a3a6b;border-left:4px solid #c9a227;padding-left:12px;margin:0 0 14px 0;font-family:Georgia,serif;\"\u003eAbout the Artist\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.7;color:#333;margin:0;\"\u003e\n    \u003cstrong\u003eDeath NYC\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eDon’t Easily Abandon The Hope\u003c\/em\u003e) 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.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003chr style=\"border:none;border-top:2px solid #c9a227;margin:0;\"\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- 7. WHAT IS INCLUDED --\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:24px 28px;\"\u003e\n  \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:18px;color:#1a3a6b;border-left:4px solid #c9a227;padding-left:12px;margin:0 0 14px 0;font-family:Georgia,serif;\"\u003eWhat Is Included\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cul style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.8;color:#333;margin:0;padding-left:20px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eDeath NYC “LV Gas Mask Spray Can” print, numbered 68\/100, signed and dated 2012\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eAcrylic sandwich display with four anodized purple aluminum standoffs\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eDisplay stands upright on desk\/shelf or can be wall-mounted\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003chr style=\"border:none;border-top:2px solid #c9a227;margin:0;\"\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- 8. SHIPPING --\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:24px 28px;\"\u003e\n  \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:18px;color:#1a3a6b;border-left:4px solid #c9a227;padding-left:12px;margin:0 0 14px 0;font-family:Georgia,serif;\"\u003eShipping\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.7;color:#333;margin:0 0 8px 0;\"\u003eShips within \u003cstrong\u003e1–2 business days\u003c\/strong\u003e via \u003cstrong\u003eUPS\u003c\/strong\u003e from San Francisco, CA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.7;color:#333;margin:0 0 8px 0;\"\u003eAcrylic display packed with foam corner protectors, bubble wrap, and a rigid outer box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.7;color:#666;margin:0;font-style:italic;\"\u003eCombined shipping available on multiple purchases. Message us before buying for a custom invoice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003chr style=\"border:none;border-top:2px solid #c9a227;margin:0;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f8f6f0;padding:20px 28px;text-align:center;\"\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"font-size:15px;color:#1a3a6b;font-weight:bold;margin:0 0 6px 0;font-family:Georgia,serif;\"\u003eMore from Gauntlet Gallery\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"font-size:13px;color:#555;margin:0;\"\u003eBrowse our full collection of authenticated Death NYC editions, Shepard Fairey screen prints, KAWS figures, and signed memorabilia. 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