Some of the hottest items at the opening gala for LA's Museum of Contemporary Art's Takashi Murakami exhibit were the round, fiberglass place mats set at the dinner tables. Though technically not for sale (unlike the bags, planners, and purses in the on-site Louis Vuitton pop-up boutique), the place mats were snatched up by guests — who had paid up to $10,000 for their seats and a performance by rapper Kanye West, whose new album features design and a video by the Japanese artist. However, some sticky-fingered diners left with more than one mat, while others left with none. One of the mats turned up on eBay and sold for more than $1000. In a related story, DreamWorks is said to be pursuing Murakami for a collaboration.