GAP Introduces Artist Editions T-shirts

Gap Introduces Artist Editions T-shirts

T-shirt designed by Kenny Scharf ($28)

T-shirt designed by Barbara Kruger, worn by Shalom Harlow ($28)

Kenny Scharf (b. 1958) Whitney Biennial: 1985
Kenny Scharf is a pop-surrealist artist who rose to fame in the New York downtown art scene in the 1980s, alongside his friends including Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat. His diversified oeuvre, unified by his satirical pop aesthetic, includes a mélange of paintings, sculpture, installations, consumer products, and an animated special. Following his inclusion in the 1985 Whitney Biennial, Scharf has continued to be the subject of numerous solo and group exhibitions.

Barbara Kruger (b. 1945) Whitney Biennial: 1973, 1983, 1985, 1987
Barbara Kruger is an artist who, since the late 1970s, has explored the juxtaposition of image and text. Her bold works combining black-and-white photography and white-on-red type have become icons of late 20th Century art. With each successive exhibition, Kruger has demonstrated an embrace of new materials and technology, while remaining faithful to her acute, often humorous, critique of popular society and culture.