Twice a year, Supreme fans get to take home a tome of wisdom of the urban and contemporary from Supreme, a magazine featuring carefully curated interviews and features as well as a comprehensive showcase of the current season’s collection. And right now, is that time of the year. Supreme will be dropping the 6th installment to its magazine, Supreme Book Vol. 6, on November 4, both online and in the Supreme store. The new issue features interviews with John Lydon of the Sex Pistols, Large Professor (aka Xtra P and Large Pro), Philippe Petit, Coast and John Baldessari. There is also a tribute to the late Rammellzee as well as a photo shoot of Vanessa Veasley by Terry Richardson. As a last bit of cherry on top of Supreme-ly whipped icing, the magazine comes with a special Military Tote Bag.
Every season, Supreme closes its shop and swaps out the older season for the upcoming. When they reopen, they always induce the legendary urban phenomenon– the line-up. However, for those who are not up for waiting in line at 6am, and of course, for those out of town who are unable to make it to the store, Supreme has finally opened up shop online to make everyone’s lives easier! It is official, the Supreme webshop is open today, carrying its Fall 2010 line-up of apparel, accessories and other goods. Head on over to Supreme to check it out today, and enjoy all the clicking that is about to happen!
George Condo is an American contemporary visual artist
born in Concord, New Hampshire in 1957. He currently
lives and works in New York City.Condo arrived in
New York in the early 80s where he and contemporaries
such as Schnabel, Basquiat and Haring were instrumental
in an international revival of painting.
For the past three decades, Condo has continued to
explore the realm of portraiture and psychological
landscape in a distinctive style dubbed
‘Artificial Realism’. Inspired by traditional techniques
and popular iconography, Condo borrows inspiration
from sources as disparate as Playboy, European history,
Greek mythology and American caricature for his dark,
painterly and humorous work. Supreme will release a series
of three limited edition skateboard decks designed by George
Condo.Available in-store and online May 6th. Available in Japan
on May 8th.Also, to view the uncensored versions of the
skateboard(since the decks do contain nudity), head on over to Supreme to check them out in their full glory.
For Spring/Summer 2010, Supreme had collaborated with one of the most important figures in Reggae, Lee Scratch Perry, and rendered the latter’s written work and original artwork into wearable items.
As most would know, Lee Scratch Perry is a quintessential influencer of the Reggae movement and quite a complex and contradictory character. A mentor and a partner to Bob Marley, Perry’s work changed the scene of music in the 1970s, he precipitated every major style change in Jamaica and influenced countless important figures in music including the Beastie Boys, Jay Z, Paul McCartney and Brian Eno. Some of his renowned work includes Max Romeos War Ina Babylon, Junior Murvin’s Police and Thieves (these were later covered by British punk group, the Clash), and some collaborations with Bob Marley such as the perennial Soul Rebels, Soul Revolution, Jah Live and Punky Reggae Party.
Aside from his achievements in the music scene, the doyen is deeply involved in social and political changes. A devote Rastafarian who strangely also believes in extraterrestrials, advocates black supremacy and end to taxation. While Perry continues to wander the world and work in music and experimented in sound through the 80s, he also branched into the realm of fine art through working with British painter Peter Harris.
The collection of two tees feature a picture and free-hand, doodle-like drawings of Perry. The tees are available in-store at Supreme on March 4 and in Japan on March 6 to kick off the warmer seasons. Get a little island-living into the crazed urban routine this season with Supreme and relive a little loving from Perry (dreadlocks not included). Also, remember check out Supreme’s video feature on Lee Scratch Perry.
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TEL #: 323-655-6205 Release Dates:
March 4th (Thursday) - NY & LA
March 6th (Saturday) - Japan
