Posted on 01. Sep, 2010 by niki in Andy Mueller, Artists, Events, Katuso Design, News
The Template show has moved to Paris.
It will be showing through September 14th at Ofr. Galerie
TEMPLATE art exhibit – promo video from Skyrocket Studio on Vimeo.
Posted on 10. Aug, 2010 by niki in Andy Mueller, Artists, Events, Katuso Design, Michael Leon, News
For those of you who weren’t able to make it to the Template show at POPgallery, here’s some photos from the opening night party.
If you are able to catch it at 0fr Galerie in Paris send us some photos!
Posted on 07. Aug, 2010 by niki in News, Tees
We were just featured in Designnet’s latest issue.
Designnet is one of South Korea’s top design magazines, so we’re very flattered to be included.
English translation:
DN: Please introduce ‘2k by Gingham’ to our reader.
2K, a small company whose name was bestowed by Experimental Jetset, is stridently anti-mass marketing. Instead of spreading the name 2K, we aim to gain recognition through our vision of presenting the unique work of the artists we represent. Also, we carefully research garment fabrics, cuts, and details to create our own custom merchandise. We are extremely excited to introduce our new woman’s line of tops in the summer of 2010.
DN: How did you start a fashion business, and especially t-shirts?
2K: I didn’t start it, but here’s a little history:
In the early 90s, many museum and popular art design t-shirts began to be displayed in fashion boutiques in Japan. Playing upon this fashion movement, we were prompted to travel to research museums throughout the world. This, in turn, led us to a trip to the U.S. in 1995 to visit various museum stores in order to export and distribute their t- shirts in Japan.
Since 1998, our travels to find interesting artwork and images throughout the U.S., Europe, and Japan have preoccupied more than one third of those years. By working with a select group of artists and designers there was newfound respect for our emerging t-shirt line and it had created a “buzz”. At that time, availability had been limited to Japan but inquiries as to where the 2K t-shirt line was available began pouring in from all over the world.
In the latter part of 2000, to expand availability with respect to this demand, we set up another headquarters in Southern California to start production and distribute the 2K line worldwide.
DN: You have travel to find interesting artworks and images throughout the world. What do you think the most interesting country or city to find image for T-shirts is recently?
2K: There is so much inspiring work being created all over the world right now, it is difficult to narrow it down to a single country or city. But most recently, England and Australia are producing strong graphic designers. San Francisco is going through another renaissance of brilliant multifaceted artists. Los Angeles is alive in ways it hasn’t been in decades. There’s such a great diversity of talent emerging from all over the city that it is a very exciting time to be in LA.
DN: When people wear 2k by Gingham’s t-shirt, what should they feel and how should they look?
Cool and Happy.
DN: How often you wear a T-shirts?
2K: Nearly every day.
DN: What do you think the coolest way to wear a T-shirts is?
2K: How ever you feel inspired is the coolest.
DN: There are many artists in the ‘2k by Gingham’. Please tell me who’s T-shirts the best seller is? And what do you think the reason is? And I would like to know what your favorite T-shirts is?
2K: We have so many artists working with us that there never really is a best seller. It’s a constant flux and we like it that way here. My favorite t-shirt is a super worn in King Sunny Ade concert tee from the 80’s. Well, it’s neck and neck with my Katsuo Design “Spaced Out” tee: which is getting re-released for fall on our new women’s raglan tee, so I can’t wait to get my hands on that one. I’ve also been wearing my Frohawk Two-Feathers Tatanka tee to death and… the list could go on for quite a while I better stop there.
DN: What are you working for nowadays? (And Thank you for answer these questions.)
2K: We are currently working on finishing up our collection for spring 2011. The line up is so amazing, I wish I could tell you about it now.
Posted on 05. Aug, 2010 by niki in Artists, News, Projects, Reluctant Hero
We took a drive down to the US Open of Surfing yesterday to meet up with the charming chaps of Reluctant Hero. They’re creating an installation right next to the pier. If you make it to the Open you should check it out. They’ve also made some rad furniture from templates they’d cut out into the wall previously. (although I spaced it and didn’t get any photos of the benches and chairs)
Posted on 04. Aug, 2010 by niki in Artists, News, Projects, Reluctant Hero
Reluctant Hero created some beautiful wall installations at a new concept store, showcasing Gap + Keds products, Fifth Avenue, New York. Their designs flank the entrance, and provide a backdrop for the product in-store.
If you’re in New York go have a peek.
Posted on 30. Jul, 2010 by niki in Artists, Lisa Levine, News, Tees
Amazing photo of Rob Bronco from the Wild Yaks wearing Lisa Levine’s You don’t have to be afraid tee.
Posted on 28. Jul, 2010 by niki in Andy Mueller, Artists, Events, Katuso Design, Michael Leon, News, Tees
We are super excited to be involved in a traveling group exhibition starting this Friday night in Culver City.
Custom, limited edition tees were made specifically for the show from a number of the participating artists.
The show runs through August 20th and then moves to 0fr Galerie in Paris for September.
Come by and get a t-shirt before they’re all gone.
The opening starts at 7pm at The POPgallery
POPgallery
3505 Helms Ave. (@ National Blvd.)
Culver City, CA 90232
http://www.thepopstudio.com
Here’s the lowdown:
Template
a group exhibit
A man walks into a bar and asks for a drink.
The barman says, “Sorry, we only serve bar jokes here.”
“In that case,” he said, “I’m in the right place.”
I wasn’t there personally, but the bar joke originated in the Art Deco years in a pub called The Laughing Duck. Inside the pub was a strange architectural configuration wherein a low wall separated two areas, at the corner of which was a supporting pole that reached to the ceiling. This corner pole ended up awkwardly close to the bar itself. Legend goes that many a crowded night, the locals would simply sit-in-wait for the unsuspecting drinker – usually a new customer – who, upon ordering, would turn from the bar, drinks in hand, and smash straight into the metal bar. From one bar to another, so to speak. Sometimes shock would ensue, while others, drinks would fly, but the scene was always the same: a man walking into a bar, itself within a bar. Over time, the locals transferred the combination of architectural folly and its recurring accidents into various reiterated stories. Funny in-and-of-themselves, the stories turned into jokes. Somewhere along the way, the “man walks into a bar” joke serendipitously emerged.
“A man walks into a bar” is template for the stretching of language that the joke relies upon. With each new telling, the template of the joke itself is invisibly reinforced, while the definitions and combinations of “bar” and “man” are continually redefined. In this regard, the template is seen as both liberating and restricting. It can simultaneously be a container for free expression and a border that must be broken through. As such, a template is an edge for any test to pressure up against and through, which any terms can be redefined.
In this reading, a gallery is template for an exhibit, an exhibit is template for artworks, artworks are templates for a press release, a press release is template for a text (in which the flexibility of them all can be addressed). So forth, a text is template for a reader, a reader template for an audience, an audience template for a gallery opening.
– Yogi Proctor, Los Angeles, 2010.
POPgallery presents Template, a group exhibit featuring an international collection of artists. Most are known for their prints and t-shirt designs; Template presents their work in a new context that combines the two mediums. Each artist’s print will be cut into a t-shirt-shaped ‘template’ and displayed.
curated by Andrew Neuhues (www.skyrocket-studio.com)
Featuring works by:
Jean Jullien, Masakazu Kitayama, Yogi Proctor, Jason Groves (Shynola), Experimental Jetset, Gary Benzel, Andy Mueller, Steven Harrington, Michael Leon, Katsuo Design, Todd St. John, Supermundane, Tofer, Andrew Neuhues
Custom birch hangers designed by Shin Okuda
Limited edition artist t-shirts by 2K by Gingham (www.2kbygingham.com)
Opening Reception:
July 30th, 2010, 7-10pm
POPgallery
3505 Helms Ave. (@ National Blvd.)
Culver City, CA 90232
http://www.thepopstudio.com
on display through August 20th, then moving to 0fr Galerie in Paris for September.
Posted on 15. Jul, 2010 by niki in News, Projects
We made some rad t-shirts for the Hammer Museum Summer Concert series
Also I Like To Rock.
Check out the galleries, hear some nice music and get an awesome t-shirt made by us.
The Hammer courtyard turns electric in July when Also I Like to Rock returns for a series of free concerts featuring today’s top emerging bands. Presented in partnership with KCRW 89.9 FM and curated by Buzz Bands LA, two bands per night will perform with KCRW DJs spinning before and between sets. Galleries are open until 9pm.
Thursday, July 15, 8PM
DJ: Garth Trinidad
The Heavy + Fitz & the Tantrums
Thursday, July 22, 8PM
DJ: Chuck P
Voxhaul Broadcast + Chasing Kings
ROCK THE SUMMER PASS │ $25
($25 IS TAX DEDUCTIBLE)
CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE YOUR ROCK THE SUMMER PASS
Jump the lines, rock the VIP lounge for all four Also I Like To Rock concerts, AND enjoy a membership to BOTH the Hammer Museum and KCRW through October 31, 2010.
All Hammer public programs (concerts, lectures, screenings, etc…) are free to the public and only Hammer members receive express entry and VIP access. Get your pass NOW before this special offer is sold out!
Hammer benefits include:
▪ One express entry for the entire series of Also I Like To Rock
▪ Access to the VIP lounge for one
▪ Unlimited free Museum admission for one through October 31, 2010
▪ Priority seating for one at all Hammer public programs through October 31, 2010
▪ An invitation for two to the September 24th opening of Eva Hesse and Mark Manders
▪ 10% discount at the Hammer bookstore
▪ 20% discount on published rates at Ace Hotel & Swim Club in Palm Springs
▪ Hammer emails featuring Museum events and special member opportunities
KCRW benefits include:
▪ Eligibility for on-air and online giveaways to concerts, movie screenings, and more
▪ Automatic entry into all KCRW Sweepstakes through October 31, 2010
▪ Members are the first to purchase tickets to KCRW-produced concerts and events
▪ Your Guide – a quarterly newsletter on KCRW programming and current events
(Note: Space is limited at each concert and while Rock the Summer Pass holders get priority access, entrance is not guaranteed.) Rock the Summer Pass is non-refundable and non-transferable. Thank you for supporting the Hammer Museum and KCRW 89.9FM!
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