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8. NOVEMBER 2014 MAAG HALLE, ZÜRICH
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No. 014 September - March 2014 / 2015
Cover by LAIN AMATEUR MAGAZINE
EVERYBODY LOVES T-SHIRTS
014. THE T-SHIRT ISSUE. HOMAGE TO AN UNDERRATED ICON OF STREET CULTURES.
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Welcome to a new issue of Amateur Magazine. For once, the spotlight is on art on cotton, or T-shirt graphics to be precise. The issue also serves as the exhibition catalog for T-RIBUTE: an exhibition celebrating the T-shirt graphics. Organized by Amateur Magazine, the exhibition is taking place in September 2014 in Zurich, Switzerland. 100 T-shirts selected by 10 European T-shirt aficionados will be on display. To ensure a broad selection of tees these 10 fine gentlemen cover different bases of the T-shirt chain - from artists and designers to label founders, to shop owners and consumers.
INTRO FLYING FÖRTRESS TIM HEAD SERGE LOWRIDER GREGOR GARKISCH VIDAM BENNY BE STREET GASIUS NICOLAS MÜLLER LAIN ALEX FLACH STATEESTICS #AMATEURMAG
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C215 - LUDO - HYURO - PAUL INSECT SMASH 137 - STF MOSCATO - BLADE LOGAN HICKS - M-CITY - BOND AND MANY MORE Starkart Urban Art Exhibition - Brauerstrasse 126 - 8004 Z端rich - starkart.org
T-shirts might seem like a rather dull media at a first glance; yet they are still part and parcel of our society. In most sub and counter-cultures – be it urban arts, snowboarding, skateboarding or punk – T-shirt subjects are the main media of communication: a form of expression for one’s values, preferences or group affiliation.
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T-shirts evoke emotions. An American survey recently showed that nine out of ten people own at least one T-shirt that they cannot throw away for emotional reasons. Unlike other items of clothing, it seems that a T-shirt can become very personal to the wearer, bound to a personal memory or souvenir and telling its own story.
For artists and designers, the T-shirt is a welcome media. It’s a cheap and effective way of presenting their work on a ‘walking gallery’. Not many resources are required to print a T-shirt and not much money either. Most artists we have already presented in Amateur Magazine in the past create T-shirt designs on a regular basis; some run their own labels, others collaborate with brands. That gives us an innumerable but colossal amount of existing T-shirt designs. The range is so big that many great (and bad) designs fall into oblivion.
The t-shirts shown here can be largely labeled as ‘streetwear’. The actual term ‘streetwear’ refers to designs coming from the street (e.g. graffiti or skateboarding) up into fashion, rather than from fashion houses and down into the street. It seems that sneakers and T-shirts have a lot in common, yet the universes are different: it’s not a handful of big players sharing the big cake but a number of small, authentic and mostly independent brands (coming from the streets) instead. That‘s most probably also the reason for the lack of T-shirt conventions and exhibitions. But this is our first attempt at changing the situation. Another comparison with sneakers: even though the number of T-shirt collectors is growing steadily, it’s an item of clothing that is not sealed away unworn. Stains of colors and sweat and wear and tear marks like little holes are what make certain tees our favorites.
So when we asked the 10 curators to each send us ten of their all-time favorite T-shirts that deserve recognition, we really didn’t know what designs to expect. The T-shirts gradually started arriving from all corners – or let’s say wardrobes – of Europe. Even if our expectations had been big, they were exceeded. In the end, 100 high-grade designs found their way to our office. 100 T-shirt designs from 4 decades, the 1980s until the present day, including work by streetwear pioneers, almost forgotten gems, funny designs, subversive visuals, skateboard classics, political subjects, artist collaborations, bootlegs and everything in between. Each one of them tells a personal story; and collectively they give us a little insight into the history of streetwear. Enjoy. Yours truly, Lain & The Amateurs
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HAMBURG, GERMANY
ARTIST & ILLUSTRATOR
FLYING FÖRTRESS
Photo by Chokogra
www.flying-fortress.de
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Please describe yourself.
I have been drawing ever since I can remember. In the late 80s I got into graffiti. And have been into it ever since. I guess nowadays I am mostly famous for my Teddy Trooper iconic characters. I’ve been traveling all over the world painting and doing exhibitions. These journeys give me a lot of new inspiration and I use a lot of new ideas for my illustration work. I create a lot of T-shirt graphics for either my label Rockawaybear or other brands in the streetwear sector.
How did you get into the whole T-shirt fascination? I guess it started with my first skateboard design and the punk rock band T-shirts I bought from my very first own money. Graphics from the late 80s inspired me a lot for my later work. What do you like about T-shirts? I think they are just the simplest clothing item and can change your visual attitudes. Plain and simple. What kind of T-shirts do you collect? I collect shirts from artist friends and am always trying to support them. I also have a huge collection of my own designs from over the years. Including a lot of vintage, band and skateboarding shirts. And while every T-shirt has as story behind it, it is almost impossible for me to give them away. So it’s no wonder the amount of T-shirts in my wardrobe has increased so much after all these years! What makes a good T-shirt graphic? I love designing T-shirts because this medium has its very own visual challenge. As a very strong pop cultural item there are a lot of different aspects to be aware of if you are creating a T-shirt graphic. As a designer I think it is just as important to have a love for what you do so you can express your passion on the shirt. How did you make the selection for this exhibition? I tried to show a bit of everything from my collection. Some vintage stuff, some newer shirts and some art graphic shirts.
Some might not be the most aesthetic ones but every T-shirt has accompanied me for a while in my life. They all have a story to me so I was worried about sending them away. But as I am making stories right now with other shirts I was able to put them in this exhibition. Please send them back though!
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this page: International Karate 8bit Playerz, Acrylic on canvas, 2014
previous page: Montana Spring Break, fabric pattern for Montana Cans & Lousy Livin, 2014
left: Flying Ol‘ Fartress, self-portrait illustration, 2014
opposite page: Ghost Writer, T-shirt design for Underpressure Store, 2013
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T-shirt: Florida Marlins Label: Salem Sportswear Artist: Unknown Year of release: Unknown
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I don’t have a clue about this sports team. I accidentally grabbed the T-shirt from a second-hand store for $4. I loved the 90s trashy photo print kind of style. Later when the shirt started getting holes in it, I ordered another one from Ebay.
T-shirt: Oh Merde Label: Banditism Artist: Scien & Klor - 123 Klan Year of release: Unknown
This is one of my most beloved T-shirts. I got it as a gift from my friends Scien&Klor a while back. They created this design. I loved wearing it on all my travels. But one day when I was in Hawaii and staying at a friend’s house, the owner’s dog started eating the sleeves, probably because it liked the smell of my armpits! Since then it has lived on as a self-made “muscle shirt”. But once a year Scien&Klor send me a new version in a new colorway. Thanks for that!
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T-shirt: Je suis funky... Label: Sixpack France Artist: Parra Year of release: 2007
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I have bought a few T-shirts from Parra because he really knows how to rock a T-shirt design. But somehow this T-shirt has become my “lucky shirt”. It has always been the one I pack in my travel bag first. And it kind of magically helped me to get connected with people all over the world. It has a strong positive vibration. Or maybe it’s just funny.
T-Shirt: Yoda Label: Changes Artist: Unknown Year of release: Unknown T-Shirt: La Mano Label: by artist Artist: La Mano Year of release: approx. 2002 T-Shirt: Canaan Valley Label: Unknown Artist: John Pitcher Year of release: 1989 T-Shirt: Space Logo Label: Rockawaybear Artist: Flying Fรถrtress Year of release: 2009
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T-Shirt: Hippy Hippy Shake Label: Stick-It Artist: PMH Year of release: approx. 2007
T-Shirt: Gents of Desire Label: The 7th Letter Artist: Alexis Ross Year of release: Unknown
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T-Shirt: Haircuts Label: Unknown Artist: Unknown Year of release: Unknown
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TIM HEAD ARTIST & ILLUSTRATOR
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
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www.timhead.com www.instagram.com/timhead1980 www.facebook.com/timheadart www.twitter.com/ledilly
Please describe yourself.
In my early to mid-30s. Born and raised in West London. I like making ‘art’ and good things happen. Bearded. How did you get into the whole T-shirt fascination? Like most people, as a young teenager falling in love with skateboarding and music. Growing up, you stupidly want to express yourself to the world, who you are, what tribe you belong to and T-shirts are the perfect medium for this. What do you like about T-shirts? They are the yin-yang of clothing. That they are so simple yet so complex. That they can be relatively cheap or expensive. They can have simple designs or all-over prints. That they have history but continue to be at the forefront of fashion. That they will never go out fashion – the shape that is, the graphics… possibly. That they are walking brand billboards and walking galleries. What kind of T-shirts do you collect?
I don’t collect clothes, I only buy clothes that I am going to wear, so regardless of how amazing the graphic is or what the brand is, for me a T-shirt has to be worn. I have neither the bank balance nor the wardrobe size to horde tees that I won’t ever wear. I also won’t wear anything I don’t want to be associated with – from a band to a brand, it harks back to my upbringing when T-shirts were a sign to the world of who you are… so I only want to wear tees with images by artists I like or by brands I respect. No Ed Hardy, basically. What makes a good T-shirt graphic? To me, it has to perfectly represent the brand and the artist. It has to look fucking cool as a piece of pop art (imagined on a hanger in a gallery) but also look fucking cool being worn down the street. How did you make the selection for this exhibition? From the heart. I could have easily included a few landmark designs/ brands, but you can already find those designs in a million places by a million other curators. For this project I wanted to explore something a bit more about the T-shirts themselves, to show that they represent us, and looking back at my collection I realized that it encapsulates a time of my life, like a wearable visual diary. These tees chart my fashion through the years – from when West Coast streetwear ruled with Stussy, to the Tokyo takeover with Bape, to the underground labels merging skateboarding and music via London, Paris and NY. To me, T-shirts are simply cool clothes, but sometimes they can be more. So these shirts reflect streetwear history in a small way, but also my history.
Top: Black Dice poster, 2012 Bottom: Garfield Mona Lisa, Collage, 2013
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Left: Kiss My Ass, Collage, 2013 Right: Cerebus for Real Gold, Collage, 2014
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T-shirt: Stüssy Script Label: Stüssy Artist: Shawn Stussy Year of release: Early to mid-1990s
By arguably the first modern streetwear brand, this was also the first piece of streetwear I saved up for and bought. When I see this it reminds me of being a teenager – saving up for a T-shirt, and wearing the hell out of it with pride. Simple, arrogant at the time, and back then Stüssy was hard to find outside of the major cities. So it was also a badge of pride.
T-shirt: Classic box logo Label: Supreme Artist: Unknown Year of release: Late 1990s
A true icon and streetwear masterpiece regardless of whether you think it’s a Barbara Kruger rip-off. This tee, as the paint stains attest, has been worn all over the world, and never fails to be a stone-cold classic. Am I bored by Box tees by now? Not yet!
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T-shirt: Save the drama Label: Independent Artist: Steve ESPO Powers Year of release: 2002
Exactly one year after September 11, 2001, I went to Liverpool to interview Twist, Reas and Espo who were installing a version of their iconic street market exhibition. Espo printed these tees and gave them away at the show, and during the following dark years of war in Iraq and Afghanistan this tee raised eyebrows. It was like a Rauschenberg test – were you pro or anti? People forget streetwear is design, and design is art, and art should challenge, so it can be political, reactionary. For me this tee really sums up post-September 11 in NY‌.
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T-shirt: Velvet underground Label: Supreme Artist: Andy Warhol Year of rel.: Mid to late 1990s
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Supreme heads are familiar with the Black Box Lou Reed photo shoot, but this was the first pure NY tag team of Supreme and Velvet Underground. The band has always been my favorite, and seeing this in Hit & Run made it my first ever Supreme purchase.
T-shirt: Bat Label: Bape Artist: Unknown Year of rel.: Mid to late 1990s
Bape. In the top 3 with Stussy and Supreme in terms of influence on history for me. Before US hip-hop got on it, before Pharrell, it was pure underground fire, especially when I fell in love with it – around the time of MoWax. I recently sold all my Bape stuff apart from a few personal pieces, including this one. It isn’t the most iconic, but for me it is a reference to the time when Bape started going global and collaborating with people. Now Bape has worked with everyone doing everything – from fishing equipment to condoms, but back then it was more low-key…and this was when it started turning into the global mega company. Pre-Marvel lines of Sta shoes, this batman appropriation was cool and done well, but I look at this tee it reminds me of the pre-Pharrell Bape and all its goodness. And then what followed next.
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T-shirt: Better with a spoonful of leather Label: aNYthing Artist: Dash Snow Year of rel.: Early to mid-2000s
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NY is a big part of the streetwear world, and in the last 10 years, apart from Supreme, the other (short-lived) brand that did it well was aNYthing…this is for the DJs Rub’N’Tug and features a collage by Dash Snow…. Rub’N’Tug, Dash Snow and Aron – they all perfectly sum up NY at that time in cotton threads.
So Me is a very pop graphic designer (like a modern Lubalin) and his early experiments with type like this tee are spot on. Often imitated, never bettered. T-shirt: Round 2 Label: Ed Banger Artist: So Me Year of release: 2007
Another So Me T-shirt, this time for the Japanese label Revolver. A large part of streetwear for me was bridging gaps and working with friends and I love that this tee represents a Paris-Tokyo connection. T-shirt: ‘First Flirt’ Label: Revolver Artist: So Me Year of release: Late 2000s
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Mowax was a huge part of the London streetwear world in the 90s. As it was closing, designer Will Bankhead launched the ultra-rare label Park Walk. Getting your hands on Park Walk was a real feat, and at the time, like Bape and Supreme – with no real internet shopping yet, you had to have connections. This one sums up the South/West London vibe with strong fonts and a Jamaican reggae color scheme. Will Bankhead recently brought the underground, limited edition vibe back with his South London Trilogy Tapes label and the connections with Palace Skates. Park Walk wasn’t skateboarding but to me it is a big part of Palace’s DNA. Imagine if Trilogy Tapes was Palace’s older brother, this was Trilogy Tapes’ first public appearance.
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T-shirt: Park Walk Label: Park Walk Artist: Will Bankhead Year of release: Early 2000s
T-shirt: Holy shit Label: Silas Artist: Fergadelic Year of release: Late 1990s
Streetwear’s three capitals are NY, Tokyo and London. Sure there are other cities that do it well – LA, Amsterdam, Paris etc. but NY, Tokyo and London have history, and always reinvent things and in cycles. One of the most influential streetwear scenes in London over the last 25 years stems from the London skate shop Slam City Skate. The main label affiliated to that is SILAS. Bringing to the world James Jarvis, Will Sweeney and Fergadelic, it was a perfect chaotic marriage of styles that was unlike anything going on at the time – they even started the urban vinyl toy phenomenon with their figures… but this T-shirt features my favorite designer – Fergadelic.
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FRIBOURG, SWITZERLAND
SCREEN PRINTER & ARTIST
SERGE LOWRIDER
Photo by Branko Jelenic
www.morelowrider.com www.lowriderteeshirt.ch
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Please describe yourself.
Male, husband, father of two, 41, Fribourg, Switzerland, screen printer, squeegee, poster, art print, stickers, T-shirts, sign painter, muralist, wall, paints, 1 shot, spray can, fat cap, lettering enthusiast, craftsmanship, passion, computer-free, tattoo, basketball, NBA, LA Lakers, Nike, Jordan, sneakers, surfing, skating, give more ink, “Hard work pay off so I take no day off”... How did you get into the whole T-shirt fascination? I think it really started during my apprenticeship as a screen printer. During that time, all of the skateboard companies (Powell Peralta, Gotcha, Quiksilver) were making “hallucinating” prints. Then as soon as I was able to print my own designs, I was fascinated. When I started travelling I bought the tees I discovered on my trips. They all are connected to memories from that time. What do you like about T-shirts? A T-shirt is a very simple piece of clothing and quite an inexpensive garment to buy.
It also says a lot about the person wearing it: you could say it was today’s uniform! What kind of T-shirts do you collect? All kinds really! Apart from racist ones. What makes a good T-shirt graphic? Anything can make a good graphic, there are no rules. I saw everything going through my collection – some great designs and some weak ones. Sometimes, a design can look fantastic on paper but not so good on the actual shirt. How did you make the selection for this exhibition? I decided to pick some of the T-shirts I love and wear the most, with a lot of ‘souvenirs’ thrown in for good measure. I had to dig deep into my collection because when you approached me about this show, I knew straight away what I wanted to have on the list. Then, going through the thousand T-shirts I must own, I came across some other gems that I had to add, and it became more difficult to narrow down my choice. I’m sure I’ve forgotten a few too.
Illustrations, from top to bottom: LEON‘S VAN, Lowrider teeshirt, 2012 WHERE THE HELL, Bad Bonn (rock club), 2007 HARDNINE LR type, Hardnine choppers, 2014
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BLACKSWAN, Gilles Jobin (dance group), 2009
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80. MURTENLAUF, Murten Museum, 2013 ZOO YORK, Zoo York skateboard, 2008
SEARIDER, Lowrider teeshirt, 2012
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In the early 90s you couldn’t always get the player you wanted when you were buying NBA gear, so when you’d finally earned enough money to buy something, all the good players were gone. I was so disappointed by this I went to the city to buy one of these amazing Starter tees, even though my friends made fun of him. This was the first time I paid 39 Francs for a T-shirt.
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T-shirt: Isiah Thomas Label: Starter Artist: Unknown Year of release: 1989
T-shirt: Spike Lee Label: 40 Acres and a Mule (produced by Ecko) Artist: Grotesk Year of release: 2006
Grotesk + Spike = love
T-shirt: The Air Jordan Flight School Label: Nike Artist: Unknown Year of release: Around 1991
Spike Lee and Michael Jordan AJ6 Flight School. Nuff said...
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T-shirt: Live at Central Park Label: Unknown Artist: Unknown Year of release: 1992
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I got this T-shirt in NYC during the summer of 92 on my first visit to New York. There was a free live music festival going on in Central Park. I went there for Sonic Youth but ended up discovering Sun Ra. Since it was free and so memorable, I had to get the souvenir T-shirt.
T-shirt: Boeing Label: Unknown Artist: Unknown Year of release: 1986
I found this one in a thrift shop in Bangkok during my first round-theworld trip. It was my favorite tee both during and after that trip because the light yellow really showed off my nice tan! It is printed on a Jerzees shirt. They used to have one of the best shapes in the late 80s and early 90s. I wear this tee a lot!
T-Shirt: Fly Label: Pop Shop Artist: Keith Haring Year of release: 1990
When I first went to NYC I had two addresses that I really wanted to visit: Keith Haring’s Pop Shop on Lafayette and the Stüssy shop in Soho. I lost the Stüssy tee I bought there somewhere on the road but I still have the Keith Haring. For quite a few years it was my Saturday night going-out T-shirt!
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Skateboarding and T-shirts have always gone hand in hand. When Hokus Pokus (the H-Street skate video from 1989) came out, we all wanted to get our hands on some H-Street gear! T-shirt: Tony Magnusson Label: H-Street Artist: Francesco Albertini Year of release: 1989
One of my favorite artists, Barry McGee doesn’t do very many T-shirts so I was pretty happy to find this one even though the fit isn’t very good. I haven’t really worn it.
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T-shirt: Robert Pimple Label: 2K by Gingham Artist: Barry McGee Year of release: Around 2003
T-shirt: Listen to Bob Marley Label: Element Skateboards Artist: Unknown Year of release: Around 2000
A Bob Marley tee, wearable by most. I wish I’d had this idea!
T-Shirt: Lowrider against the world Label: Nike Artist: Doubleday & Cartwright Year of release: 2012
This is a T-shirt from Stadium MFG in the Bowery, where you could customize Destroyer jackets and other Nike goods for a limited time only. The concept was put together by Doubleday & Cartwright. I also own another one saying ‘Screen-printing against the world!’ I love them both, but this one has to be in my list!
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WIESBADEN, GERMANY
LABEL OWNER & RETIRED SKATEBOARDER
GREGOR GARKISCH
www.wemotoclothing.com
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Please describe yourself.
Hi, I’m Gregor. I’m 35 years old and the co-owner of Wemoto Clothing. I don’t think I’m very good at describing myself but I’ll try my best. First of all I’m a father but still feel very childish myself. I’ve been into skateboarding ever since I can remember even though I don’t ride my board very often nowadays. I love the nice little things in life: family time, hanging around with friends, talking trash and just having a good laugh. How did you get into the whole T-shirt fascination? I think it all started with skateboarding in the late 80s. The graphics on boards and T-shirts had such a huge impact on me. In general I think peoples’ senses change when they have ridden a skateboard seriously. It supports your creativity massively, especially when I started skateboarding and everything was so rough and undeveloped. What do you like about T-shirts? A good T-shirt can be a statement. You can show just a glimpse of your personality wearing a certain design.
Sometimes you own a shirt and don’t give it too much attention. But as time goes by you like it more and more and one day it is your favorite T-shirt. Unfortunately this happens more often the other way around. What kind of T-shirts do you collect? To be honest I’m not a collector. I’m a consumer! But I still keep certain items of clothing that I like stored away, even if I don’t wear them anymore. What makes a good T-shirt graphic? Personally I like it when a T-shirt is controversial and sarcastic with a good sense of humor. It makes it even better if the design looks effortless and simple. How did you make the selection for this exhibition? I tried to pick some special pieces with a history that go well together. I didn’t want to just take ten streetwear related T-shirts from brands X, Y, Z with a good Hypebeast flavor and that’s it. In my eyes a T-shirt has to stand the test of time.
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T-shirt: Mike Vallely Label: Powell Peralta Artist: VCJ Year of release: 1988
Mike Vallely used to be the shit in the 80s. In the 90s already he was a stupid clown. But back then I was proud as fuck to be wearing this T-shirt.
T-shirt: Phillies Label: Philadelphia Phillies Artist: Unknown Year of release: 1993
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T-shirt: Good Times Label: Wemoto Clothing Artist: Stefan Golz Year of release: 2008
In my eyes the best Wemoto shirt we ever made. I never get sick of this design. If you look at it today the world definitely changed, but not in a good way for Kim Jong Il and Osama Bin Laden. The only one who is still living the good life is George W.
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T-shirt: Junkie & Jailbird Label: Hysteric Glamour Artist: Nobuhiko Kitamura Year of release: 1993
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I just loved this T-shirt. I haven’t worn any T-shirt more often than this one. Later I saw a Take That video of their song ‘Relight my Fire’. One of the guys was wearing the same T-shirt, but cut off to make a belly top. It looked so ridiculous but then I ended up liking it even more.
T-shirt: Revolution Set Label: Sixpack France Artist: Grotesk Year of release: Around 2009
T-shirt: This bud’s for you Label: Florida Bong Team Artist: Unknown Year of release: 1988
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T-shirt: Teddy Label: Ralph Lauren Artist: Unknown Year of release: 1995
T-shirt: Classic Logo Label: Coca Cola Artist: Frank Mason Robinson in 1885 Year of release: Bought at a flea market in around 1994
T-shirt: D.A.R.E. Label: D.A.R.E. America Inc. Artist: Drug Enforcment Agency Year of release: 1983
T-shirt: Mickey Mouse in Florida Label: The Walt Disney Company Artist: Velva Sheen Year of release: Bought at a flea market in around 1995
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BERLIN, GERMANY
ARTIST & ILLUSTRATOR
VIDAM
Photo by Janine Kunze
www.vidam.net
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Please describe yourself.
I’m Vidam, a Berlin-based artist, illustrator, designer and music producer. As part of the graffiti and street art crew “The Weird” I travel around the globe painting walls with my friends. As part of the illustration collective Peachbeach, I love creating funny and complex illustrations for international clients. In my free time I enjoy producing my own electronic dance music that I play out as a DJ too. How did you get into the whole T-shirt fascination? When I studied graphic design I discovered the world of T-shirt design contests on the internet. I really liked the idea behind platforms like Threadless, where designs were chosen by the crowd. I started entering my own designs and was lucky enough to win a lot of contests during that time. It was a pretty nice income for a student and the best thing was that it was good practice for my own illustration skills. What do you like about T-shirts? T-shirts are like a blank canvas at first. Thousands of artists design artworks for shirts. These are like little wearable individual artworks. You’re able to show off your style to everybody. That’s cool. What kind of T-shirts do you collect? Lovers, Acrylic on canvas, 2013
I hardly buy shirts, but I love to exchange them with fellow shirt designers. I definitively prefer special designs by artists to shirts by well-known brands. I never wear the shirts that I design for Nike, for example.
What makes a good T-shirt graphic? It has to be simple, recognizable, bold and striking. A few years ago I said that it should have a message or a story too, but that’s no longer important to me for a shirt design. How did you make the selection for this exhibition? Every shirt I have chosen has a very special meaning to me, for example the very first design I ever made that was printed on a shirt by Wicked Print in Berlin, my first design that was printed at Threadless, a lot of musicrelevant shirts and designs by very close friends.
Transformation 0.7 Transparent acrylic on wood 2014
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Top: Transformation 0.2, Spraypaint on wall, 2014
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Bottom: The key, Spraypaint on wall, 2014
Right: Transformation 0.5, Mixed media on paper, 2014
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VTW, Acrylic on canvas, 2014
Left: Transformation 0.4, Mixed media on paper, 2014
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This design was the very first T-shirt design I made by myself. I came up with the idea of designing icons that represent different enemies which have been established over past centuries. I searched for a suitable printer and found the nice guys of Wicked Print in Berlin-Friedrichshain. They really loved the design and started selling it in their shop. It sold really well and I realized that it could work to make a living from illustration. So finally this design was what kick started my illustration career.
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T-shirt: Centuries of Enemies Label: Self-printed Artist: Vidam Year of release: 2006
T-shirt: Absolut Bronson Label: Charles Bronson Artist: Klub 7 Year of release: 2010
When I started studying design, I looked up to the work of the artist collective Klub7 who were doing some nice street art in Berlin. After several years we got in contact with each other and nowadays we are good colleagues and friends. In 2010 we both got invited to the Absolut Bronson Festival, which took place in Halle. It was a very funny combination of music and art, and we painted walls and old cars around the Charles Bronson Club. We loved that kind of traveling and painting and partying, that’s why we started doing more events like this. Klub7 designed this T-shirt with all the artists that participated in the festival and we (Peachbeach) were lucky enough to be featured directly in the middle of the chest.
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T-shirt: Dubstep Label: Unknown Artist: Unknown Year of release: 2008
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The simple design that is reminiscent of the classic RUN DMC design, is a symbol of my lifelong love for electronic dance music in every facet. This is one of the few shirts that I bought by myself because I was extremely into that hype of dubstep music in 2008. I just wanted to express that I’m one of these bass nerds who had already discovered this new wave. Nowadays it’s embarrassing what happened to dubstep with its mutation into a commercial, mainstream-orientated perversion of itself, but I have already left the movement. There’s too much other good music out there.
T-shirt: The emergence of the Easter egg Label: Threadless Artist: Vidam Year of release: 2007
T-shirt: Der erste Mann Label: Graniph Artist: Unknown Year of release: 2006
T-shirt: Astronaut Label: Plaant Artist: Dxtr Year of release: 2013
T-shirt: Spoilt Label: Threadless Artist: Olli Moss Year of release: 2007
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T-shirt: Rabbit face Label: Rabbit Eye Movement Artist: Nychos Year of release: 2012
T-shirt: The Sexinvaders Label: The Sexinvaders Artist: Domo Year of release: 2010
T-shirt: Teddy Trooper Label: Rockawaybear Artist: Flying Fรถrtress Year of release: 2011
Left: Transformation 0.6, Screenprint, 2014
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PARIS, FRANCE
MAGAZINE FOUNDER & ENTREPRENEUR
BENNY R T E S E E T B
Photo by Mlle Shu
www.be-street.com
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Please describe yourself.
I’m the co-founder of Paris-based media brand Be Street, which was launched in 2008 as a free print magazine. Be Street is now a 200-page quarterly magazine selling in over 15 countries and includes a website, events and more. I am blessed to be able to follow my dreams and own a platform that gives exposure to the best artists, musicians, brands and athletes from the street. How did you get into the whole T-shirt fascination? I can’t remember exactly when it started but my father was a sales agent for an amazing French graphic brand: L.C WAIKIKI (a kind of T&C rip-off but amazing back in the day and from this point I got ALL of the brand’s T-shirts, sweatshirts and accessories and now I have a serious addiction to monkeys and T-shirts. What do you like about T-shirts?
T-shirts are a part of my personality and my mood at the particular time I wear them. It’s funny to look back and realize how my taste has changed. Right now I’m more into black T-shirts with a minimal and strong design. A graphic T-shirt is a basic for me. This is where I can show creativity and I always have a good story to tell about my T-shirts. What kind of T-shirts do you collect? Shame on me but I started collecting T-shirts very late (I think four years ago). Before that, when I was done with a T-shirt I would give it to my little brother or if he didn’t like it I would drop it in the trash. I live in Paris and our apartments are notoriously small so if you are a guy like me, with an addiction to T-shirts, sneakers and toys, it’s really hard to find the space. So I only every buy T-shirts I love and that I’ll wear. I have never bought a T-shirt simply because it is rare. All the T-shirts I’ve collected are ones that I wear regularly. What makes a good T-shirt graphic? A good concept and a strong design. How did you make the selection for this exhibition? I own hundreds and hundreds of T-shirts. Some of them are in my closet (the T-shirts I wear every day) and the rest of my collection are in a separate room. So it was a good opportunity to look through my entire collection and every time I remembered a good story or just dig the design of a T-shirt I put it to one side. Then I narrowed down my shortlist and it was really hard to keep only 10 T-shirts.
Top: Be Street 24 Cover by Tristan Eaton, 2014 Bottom: Be Street 25 Cover by Cyrcle, 2014
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T-shirt: Don’t fuck with me Label: Freshjive Artist: Joe King Year of rel.: 2010
I’m a huge fan of Freshjive, the most subversive T-shirt brand of all time. I bought this T-shirt in their flagship store on Fairfax few years ago during our first trip to L.A. At that time I didn’t know Joe King yet, and I didn’t know how he could be good for crazy cartoon stuff (he’s world-renowned for his very realistic hand drawing style). Anyway, I bought this T-shirt, and for a French guy like me it’s not so hard to wear it, but with hindsight, I was going round in a T-shirt with a dick using a knife and a gun and the slogan: “Don’t Fuck With Me!” A few days after that we decided to go to Universal Studios and I chose this T-shirt from my closet to wear for the day. When we arrived at the entrance I couldn’t even remember what T-shirt I was wearing and then five security guys from the park ran over to me and said “YOU CAN’T GET IN THE PARK WITH THIS T-SHIRT!” My only option was to go to the official Simpsons store and buy an ugly yellow Homer Simpson T-shirt… #truestory
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T-shirt: Giant Girl Label: Rebel 8 Artist: Mike Giant Year of release: 2013
T-shirt: Flag Label: St端ssy Artist: Parra Year of release: 2012
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When I received an e-mail from the owner of Rocksmith about designing the official T-shirt for the Wu Massacre album I thought it was a joke. Nikibi has been part of the Be Street family since the very beginning - he designed our fourth and fifth covers and ALL the Be Street Parties posters - so we ask him right away to design this T-shirt for us. A few weeks after the release we saw a video of Method Man wearing the T-shirt so we knew it was true. I don’t know if there are any connections, but the T-shirt was a massive success and after that Rocksmith launched the official Wu Tang line for all seasons.
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T-shirt: Wu Tang Label: Rocksmith Artist: Nikibi Year of release: 2009
T-shirt: Hangman Label: Fuct Artist: YAIA Year of release: 2012
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T-shirt: Ghost Mirror Label: Mishka x Harvey Comics Artist: Unknown Year of release: 2013
T-shirt: Death Label: Mishka Artist: Johnny Ryan Year of release: 2013
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T-shirt: Mishka X Be Street Label: Mishka Artist: Lamour Supreme Year of release: 2009
This T-shirt means a lot to me. Lamour Supreme did our seventh cover and to celebrate this new issue, Mishka released a very limited T-shirt (limited edition of only 80). Being supported by an international brand like Mishka back in the day was really amazing. The T-shirts sold out very quickly and since then we have built a really strong friendship/relationship with Mishka, Greg and Lamour Supreme.
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T-shirt: Wild Label: The Hundreds Artist: Joe King Year of release: 2013
T-shirt: Shoppe London Label: Johnny Cupcakes Artist: Unknown Year of release: 2011
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GASIUS ARTIST & ILLUSTRATOR
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
Photo by Simon Archer Hurlstone
www.gasius.com
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Please describe yourself.
Getting old, but still behaving like a 14 year old. How did you get into the whole T-shirt fascination? I have been making tees for 21 years. I started in 93 with 10 handpainted Graf Tees for my friends, mostly with BBoy characters or skate stuff on them. The money I earned from these allowed me to pay for screen printing. I was one of the first people to put Graf on a T-shirt in the UK. Gasface started as a skate brand and continued for 10 years until the name became more obscure than it started out as. I changed it to Gasius so it at least sounded like a name! It was definitely skating that got me into T-shirts and it was actually skate graphics that got me into skating. I’d already started skating a bit, but when I began looking at the magazines I realized that this was the cool shit. Graffiti and skating have literally put me on this path to where I am now. What do you like about T-shirts? They offer a space for a strong graphic, they are affordable (most of the time) and they allow the wearer to say “I’m down with ….” What kind of T-shirts do you collect? Ones that are mostly related to my area, Street (I always hated the term, but it’s a term), Skate, Graf, but also some vintage Americana and cartoony styles. What makes a good T-shirt graphic?
It took me a long time to learn that a good tee is bold and simple. If it all gets too complicated, people have to stand there and analyze it... But to contradict myself, it can also be a subtle pattern. I’ve designed a lot of patterned tees in my time. I think a good tee can be just a nice graphic. How did you make the selection for this exhibition? I chose tees that were important to me, that I still love, that are strong and that have influenced me. Unfortunately, a lot of my collection is stored in my ma’s attic… all of the important stuff is there and not that accessible. Like my early 90s faves, original Fuct tees, Think Skateboards... all the skate classics. Fuct pretty much were the coolest shit in the 90s, they laid the platform that we (today’s street labels) stand on.
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T-shirt: Garfius Label: Gasius Artist: Russell Maurice Year of release: 2010
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For me, Garfius marked the start of a slow comeback. Fashion had declared print as being dead for a few seasons, and it kind of paused the brand for a bit as no one wanted graphic tees. I slowly started to make them again, and started with this print, which is subtle but still has cartoon and pop references, skate sensibility and even a very subtle Graf reference (the camera taking photos of Graf). I redrew Garf holding my camera of choice (the Panasonic Lumix). And this character was even repainted afterwards by Graffiti writer Erms in Paris.
T-shirt: Bluto Label: Gasius Artist: Russell Maurice Year of release: 2013
T-shirt: Pac Label: Being Hunted X Gasius Artist: Russell Maurice Year of release: 2007
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T-shirt: Bootleg Logo Label: Maribu Buntlack Spraypaint Artist: Ben Eine Year of release: 1996
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Buntlack has always been the pimpest spray paint, it’s expensive and comes in amazing colors. Eine made these bootlegs in 96 and did a whole bunch of different colored dots (which also changed on the paint tins as color signifiers). This tee is nerdy, has an amazing logo and references graf and even Futura 2000 who was famous for using a lot of Buntlack.
T-shirt: 100% Clean Label: NY MTA Artist: MTA Year of release: 1989
This was a gift. An ex-girlfriend’s friend’s uncle worked for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) of the State of New York and I got given a whole pack of stuff. This tee is important as it places a date and expresses the joy of the MTA at having a graffiti-free subway system. For graffiti writers it marks the end of an era, but by no means the end of graffiti. Nor for that matter the end of graffiti on the MTA. I actually made a bootleg of this tee with graffiti on the train in around 2007.
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T-shirt: Hulk Cube Label: DLT INC WORKS Artist: Delta Year of release: 2007
T-shirt: Daniel Sparkes Label: Sixpack France Artist: Mudwig (Daniel Sparkes) Year of release: Around 2009
T-shirt: Squares Label: Clarendon (apparently some kid who worked at Supreme at the time) Artist: Clarendon Year of release: 2007
T-shirt: Nuclear Destruction Label: VNGRD Artist: Unknown Year of release: 2010
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T-shirt: Young Birds Label: Call of the Wild Artist: Kai and Sunny Year of release: 2008
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L O A C I S N MÜLLER PRO SNOWBOARDER
LAAX, SWITZERLAND Photo by Patrick Armbruster
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Please describe yourself.
Professional snowboarder. How did you get into the whole T-shirt fascination? I have rad sponsors and for a while I made my own tees. What do you like about T-shirts? I like the way I can wear them. What kind of T-shirts do you collect?
The good ones. What makes a good T-shirt graphic? Everything that doesn’t make it a bad one. How did you make the selection for this exhibition? I just went through my closet and the bags where I keep my excess stuff. Diversity is king and of course the story behind it is very crucial, to have made the cut for this selection.
T-shirt: Atreenation Label: Atreebutes Artist: Christian Neuenschwander Year of release: 2011
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T-shirt: Cape Town Label: Don’t remember …from a trip to Cape Town Artist: Mel Ramos (in 1970) Year of release: 2002
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Out of all the shirts in this selection, I have had this Cape Town one the longest. I got it on a trip to the city for a big Air Snowboard event. The snow had melted by the time the finals started and there was only a small strip to land on between carpets on scaffolding at the beach. It’s funny to think some people have never seen snow in their lives. The shirt is from a local downtown boutique.
T-shirt: Mondwild Label: Lea Lu Artist: Lea Lu Year of release: 2014
Lea Lu is an amazing singer/songwriter. If you are familiar with her music, you’ll know what I am talking about, especially if you’ve seen her live. She made this shirt for this selection really quickly. I love her stick figure characters. She’s got tons of notebooks filled with stories of them.
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T-shirt: Resonance Label: Absinthe Films Artist: Frode Sandbech Year of release: 2012
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This artwork is based on a photo of the Norwegian Frode Sandbech. Shot in Laax during the record snow year in 2012. It’s the cover of Absinthe Films’ “Resonance”. Based on my parts and overall achievements I was awarded Rider of the Year by Transworld Snowboarding and Snowboarder Magazine. It was an all-time winter in Graubünden.
T-shirt: N-I-X-O-N Label: Nixon Artist: Now Year of release: 2013
T-shirt: Never Not Movie Tour Label: Nike Snowboarding Artist: Natas Kaupas Year of release: 2013
T-shirt: Support Your Local Label: NikeSB Artist: NikeSB Year of release: 2014
T-shirt: Gummi Love - Artist Series Label: Gummi Love Artist: Jan Hofer Year of release: 2011
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T-shirt: M端ller Monkey Business Label: Atreebutes Artist: Christian Neuenschwander Year of release: 2009 (never in retail)
T-shirt: Spacecraft Label: Spacecraft Artist: Stefan Hofmann Year of release: 2008
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Photo by Max Balakhovskiy
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AARAU, SWITZERLAND
MAGAZINE PUBLISHER & ARTIST
LAIN
www.amateur-magazine.com www.biggerthannewyork.com
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Please describe yourself.
I’m a Swiss graphic designer, artist and project organizer. Always working, never at work, I guess. I try to do things that I enjoy because I believe this is the path to happiness. I’ve worked for several streetwear brands during the past 10 years; doing T-shirt graphics is always the best part. In 2008 I launched Amateur Magazine. I’ve been attracted by the visual outputs of subcultures ever since. How did you get into the whole T-shirt fascination? Through skateboarding I’d say. I was really into skateboarding in my early teenage years and I’d buy all the skate magazines like Monster Skateboarding Magazine or Thrasher and soak in all the board and T-shirt graphics. I can remember my first skate deck graphic as if it was yesterday. The first T-shirt I was very proud of was a Gullwing Trucks one – it was the only T-shirt available in size S. You know, back then the skate companies didn’t yet have kid’s collections. I think skateboarding also made me become a graphic designer/artist. What do you like about T-shirts? It’s personal expression – at least for those who care about what T-shirts they wear. Wearing the right T-shirt just feels good. I really appreciate that the best T-shirts aren’t the ones from big companies. It’s the small, independent labels or artists that rule. In general, I think there are two groups in Western society: those who wear T-shirts and those who wear shirts. What kind of T-shirts do you collect? I don’t have any guidelines. I like strange graphics. I like smart ideas; even if they aren‘t implemented perfectly. I like funny designs; sometimes the funny designs aren’t really wearable but I can‘t resist buying them. I like designs that are by people I know personally or who I respect from an artistic point of view. What makes a good T-shirt graphic? I’m still trying to find out. If there was a recipe everybody would create T-shirt graphics, right? However, there are some “rules” that I try to follow. First of all: the print is centered on the chest. An exception might be the small print on the chest and a big one on the back.
But streetwear is really about centered chest prints. Second: to me, a good graphic is rough and dirty, it’s not super smooth and perfectly designed. Last but not least, I agree with what Gasius said: ‘A good graphic is simple’. How did you make the selection for this exhibition? When I came up with the idea for this exhibition, there were some T-shirts that I knew I would obviously show, for example the “T-Shirt” tee from Kid America Club or the one with the “Fuck You” print by Shorty’s Skateboards. The second half of the selection was very difficult. In the end I simply chose shirts that I was a) wearing a lot and b) had a print that I can back personally.
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This page: The Streetsons. Acrylic and marker on canvas. 100 x 65 cm, 2013 iApple. Acrylic on apple. Photographies after 1, 2 and 4 weeks, 2013
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Next page: Anarchrist. Wood, rubber band and leather. 23 x 41 cm, 2013 Self portrait. Acrylic on canvas. 60 x 90 cm, 2012 Tarnbild. Acrylic on canvas. 60 x 70 cm, 2013 MF WOOD. Bark & glue. 19 x 37 cm, 2013
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T-shirt: Known Pleasures Label: African Apparel Artist: Christopher Wright Year of release: 2010
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The original graphic by Peter Saville for Joy Division’s debut studio album ‘Unknown Pleasures’ – on which this funny graphic is based – is cult. By the way: this particular graphic made me start listening to Joy Division. There are hundreds of graphic that refer to Saville’s iconic graphic, but African Apparel‘s parody is really killing it. However, I hardly (haha) wear it.
T-shirt: Gun Kid Label: Analog Artist: Anthony Acosta Year of release: 2008
I‘m not a big fan of photo prints on T-shirts. But this one is an exception since the pictures really makes sense on a tee. It’s totally “in your face” but in a good way.
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T-shirt: T-Shirt Label: Kid America Club Artist: Unknown Year of release: Around 2003
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I ordered this one online after having seen a DJ set by Kid America Club in Barcelona, which was one of the best parties I’ve ever been to. The graphic is ‘self-referential’: it refers to itself, to the medium T-shirt, which makes it one of the most honest, simplest and funniest T-shirt graphics I can think of. Whenever I wear it, it makes me smile. And it’s never wrong.
T-shirt: ABC Label: Lowrider Teeshirt Artist: Serge Lowrider Year of release: 2011
T-shirt: Shangri LA Label: Yacht Artist: Unknown Year of release: 2011
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T-shirt: Pigs Label: Thirdeyeland Artist: Lain Year of release: 2014
T-shirt: Scouts Label: Staple Artist: +41 Year of release: 2011
T-shirt: WTY Label: We Told You Artist: Anna-Lina Balke Year of release: 2011
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T-shirt: Fuck You Label: Shorty’s Skateboards Artist: Unknown Year of release: Around 1997
My mom bought me this one in Canada. As you can imagine, she wasn’t really into skateboarding so she asked the sales assistant what T-shirt would be right for a skateboarding teenager. Obviously it was one of the coolest presents I ever got. I really like the idea of the hidden message through a simple fold. I’m astonished that no one has copied the same concept – so far.
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T-shirt: Scouts Patches Label: St端ssy Artist: Unknown Year of release: Around 2009
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This one from Stussy is another exception that proves the rule: graphics are always positioned on the chest. As an admirer of the Scouts and especially their badges, I like this one a lot. I bought it in a second-hand store in Brooklyn for less than 10 USD.
Making bags when good boys wore black leather
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Eastpak Padded Pak’r ® A bag built to Pentagon standards. SWISS DISTRIBUTION : DAC SPORT IMPORT / WWW.DACSPORT.COM / INFO@DACSPORT.CH
BERLIN, GERMANY
PHOTOGRAPHER & SKATE SHOP OWNER
F L A X C E H L aka A FOLEY
www.stink.de www.civilistberlin.com
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Please describe yourself.
Born and raised in Berlin. Started taking pictures randomly around 1995. Was lucky to be in the right place at the right time. My friend Marok started Lodown Magazine in 1995 and published my first ever photo in the first issue. Later I became Lodown’s photo editor. I started out with straight skateboarding photos and then moved onto portraits of artists as well as some fashion stuff. Besides that I started shooting Super 8 stuff and also did a video together with Lodown. We also created videos for other brands and artists. I started shooting for other magazines around Europe. In 2009 my book called “Berlin Calling” was published by Drago Book from Rome. I was exhibiting my stuff in a couple galleries. In 2009 I opened a store called “Civilist” with my long-time friend and partner Hesse. We expanded to a second store right next to the first one here on Brunnenstrasse. So since 2009 we have been keepin the front row runnin! How did you get into the whole T-shirt fascination? Basically it wasn’t really a fascination to start with. It was just happening. I would buy a T-shirt here and there. Then through my photography work for Lodown magazine we received nice tees every now and then. Of course back in the days as a teenager I was more or less digging for certain T-shirts. This was way before online stores etc. Either someone went to the States and brought you a tee or you ordered it via mail. So it was a natural progression of collecting. And over the years the stack of tees got bigger and bigger. Some of them have a bigger meaning because I got them in a special moment, on a trip or through a good friend. What do you like about T-shirts?
You can wear them two days in a row by turning them inside out! What kind of T-shirts do you collect? Only the ones that have a special meaning to me. Like memories from certain trips or presents from people that I know and the ones that fit well…….. What makes a good T-shirt graphic? Less is more. Designs that aren’t too crazy……and no BIG logos! How did you make the selection for this exhibition? By randomly rummaging through my piles of T-shirts. I have only kept the ones I really like or ones that have a special memory associated with them.
T-shirt: S.M.A. Label: Santa Monica Airlines Artist: Steve Rocco Year of release: Around 1989
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T-shirt: Camel Slices Label: Answer Artist: Will Bankhead Year of release: Around 2002
T-shirt: Blow Label: Fucking Awesome Artist: Jason Dill Year of release: 2006
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T-shirt: God only knows‌ Label: Fucking Awesome Artist: Jason Dill Year of release: Around 2001
T-shirt: Friend of the animals Label: Gimme 5 Artist: Unknown Year of release: Around 2000
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T-shirt: Don't look Label: Mark Gonzales Artist: Mark Gonzales Year of release: Unknown
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T-shirt: Allover Label: Anything Artist: Ryan McGinley Year of rel.: Probably 2006
T-shirt: Elephant Label: Ghetto Wear Artist: Mike Vallely Year of release: Around 1990
T-shirt: Kiss me quick Label: Tonite Artist: Fergus / Fergadelic Year of release: Unknown
T-shirt: Gio Label: ANX Original Artist: Gio Year of release: Unknown
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