Konstantin Kakanias

LA-based artist, Konstantin Kakanias designed this exclusively for the museum store - featuring different landmarks in LA related to film.  

Konstantin Kakanias’s drawings, paintings, sculptures, ceramics, and animated films have been exhibited worldwide. His drawings have been published in The New York Times, Vogue, and Town & Country, among others. He has also published several books of his work. Kakanias has also collaborated with Christian Dior, Christian Louboutin, Cartier, and Yves Saint Laurent as well as numerous other brands. Recently, he created the murals for Fanny’s, the Academy Museum’s restaurant and café. Kakanias was born in Greece and lives in Los Angeles, but he is equally at home in the Sahara desert, at the Louvre, or in Esfahan.

"I created this map specially for the Academy Museum, as a utopian dream of Los Angeles. The city that we love, full of trees, plants, and gardens, where everybody is a Star. " - Konstantin Kakanias