GAP Introduces Artist Editions T-shirts

Gap Introduces Artist Editions T-shirts

T-shirt designed by Kerry James Marshall ($28)

T-shirt designed by Marilyn Minter ($28)

Kerry James Marshall (b. 1955) Whitney Biennial: 1997
Kerry James Marshall is known for large-scale paintings, sculptures, and other objects that take African-American life and history as their subject matter. His work has been exhibited in many American and international exhibitions, and in 1998, he had his first major solo exhibition, organized at the Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago. In 2007, he was featured in Documenta 12. Marshall studied at the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles, from which he received a BFA and an honorary doctorate in 1999.

Marilyn Minter (b. 1948) Whitney Biennial: 2006
Marilyn Minter’s works have been the subject of numerous solo and group exhibitions over the course of her career, including a solo exhibition at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in 2005 and shows in Sweden, the U.K., France and Spain. Her recent works have focused on hyper-realistic close-ups of glamorous images, including makeup-laden lips, eyes, and toes. In 2007, her first retrospective monograph was published. She was born in Shreveport, Louisiana and studied at the University of Florida and Syracuse University, where she received an MFA.