{"id":33767,"date":"2018-10-11T04:49:40","date_gmt":"2018-10-11T08:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockx.com\/news\/?p=33767"},"modified":"2019-10-01T12:01:05","modified_gmt":"2019-10-01T16:01:05","slug":"justin-lieberman-talks-kelley-x-supreme-fw18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stockx.com\/news\/justin-lieberman-talks-kelley-x-supreme-fw18\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Kelley x Supreme FW18: Artist Justin Lieberman Talks the Collab"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re taking a closer look at the recent Mike Kelley x Supreme FW18 collaboration with two exclusive interviews. In the interview below, we spoke to Munich-based artist Justin Lieberman. Lieberman, an accomplished artist in his own right, is also a leading <a href=\"http:\/\/justin-lieberman.com\/mike-kelley\/\">Kelley expert<\/a>; he is the author of the 2006 book, &#8220;Mike Kelley: 1975-1994 Works&#8221; (2006), available for purchase <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mike-Kelley-1975-1994-Justin-Lieberman\/dp\/2952651736\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1538787627&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=justin+lieberman+mike+kelley\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Below is a transcript of our exclusive interview with Justin Lieberman, which has been lightly edited for length and clarity.<\/p>\n<p>And check out our companion interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/stockx.com\/news\/mike-kelley-x-supreme-fw-18-mocad\/\">MOCAD\u2019s<\/a> curator of education and public engagement, Amy Corle, and gallery attendant Mike Donigan discussing the Kelley x Supreme collab.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Please introduce yourself.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Hi, I\u2019m Justin. I\u2019m an artist. I live in Germany. I have a pet turtle named Robert Wilson. He just barely made it into the country because right after we moved here, Germany declared him an \u201cinvasive species.\u201d What would you expect though? Germany for Germans and all that shit. He owns the gallery where I show my small drawings. He\u2019s an aspiring filmmaker too.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stockx.com\/supreme-mike-kelley-supreme-ahhyouth-l-s-tee-burgundy\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"StockX Image\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-31792\" src=\"https:\/\/stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Supreme-Mike-Kelley-Supreme-AhhYouth-L-S-Tee-Burgundy.jpg\" alt=\"Kelley x Supreme\" width=\"770\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Supreme-Mike-Kelley-Supreme-AhhYouth-L-S-Tee-Burgundy.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Supreme-Mike-Kelley-Supreme-AhhYouth-L-S-Tee-Burgundy-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Supreme-Mike-Kelley-Supreme-AhhYouth-L-S-Tee-Burgundy-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Supreme-Mike-Kelley-Supreme-AhhYouth-L-S-Tee-Burgundy-1100x786.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Supreme-Mike-Kelley-Supreme-AhhYouth-L-S-Tee-Burgundy-700x500.jpg 700w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Supreme-Mike-Kelley-Supreme-AhhYouth-L-S-Tee-Burgundy-882x630.jpg 882w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Supreme-Mike-Kelley-Supreme-AhhYouth-L-S-Tee-Burgundy-1120x800.jpg 1120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Who was Mike Kelley?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Mike Kelley was a performance artist, who also made a lot of drawings and sculptures. A lot of people want to know what kind of guy Mike was. Maybe this story will give you a clue.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">Once me and Mike were fishing in a tiny rowboat in Cape Cod. All of a sudden, a giant lobster hooked a claw over the edge of the boat and pulled itself in. Mike said, \u201cHoly Shit! Look at that Lob-Eye clabberin into the boat!\u201d I said, \u201cUm Mike, the word is CLAMbering, not CLABbering.\u201d Mike KNEW I was right, but he refused to accept it! He said \u201cclabbering\u201d sounded better, therefore it was the correct word. I think that story kind of gets you inside Mike\u2019s head. The way he thought about things.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>How would you describe his work? <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Mike\u2019s work made sense to me at the beginning. We both lived in LA and worked together at this taco stand next to the La Brea Tar Pits. Mike was in charge of heating up the beans and warming up the taco shells and stuff. I could relate to that because cold tacos are gross. Then he had this whole other art thing he was doing. Drawings of blobs and jumping around naked in rooms with no furniture. He made some weird birdhouses that he said were art. Whatever floats your boat I guess.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stockx.com\/supreme-mike-kelley-supreme-ahhyouth-work-shirt-navy\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"StockX Image\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-31799\" src=\"https:\/\/stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Supreme-Mike-Kelley-Supreme-AhhYouth-Work-Shirt-Navy-2.jpg\" alt=\"Kelley x Supreme\" width=\"770\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Supreme-Mike-Kelley-Supreme-AhhYouth-Work-Shirt-Navy-2.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Supreme-Mike-Kelley-Supreme-AhhYouth-Work-Shirt-Navy-2-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Supreme-Mike-Kelley-Supreme-AhhYouth-Work-Shirt-Navy-2-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Supreme-Mike-Kelley-Supreme-AhhYouth-Work-Shirt-Navy-2-1100x786.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Supreme-Mike-Kelley-Supreme-AhhYouth-Work-Shirt-Navy-2-700x500.jpg 700w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Supreme-Mike-Kelley-Supreme-AhhYouth-Work-Shirt-Navy-2-882x630.jpg 882w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Supreme-Mike-Kelley-Supreme-AhhYouth-Work-Shirt-Navy-2-1120x800.jpg 1120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Discuss any major themes\/ideas Kelley\u2019s art explored.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Mike was into comics. He had a band for a while, called the Poetics, with his buddies Tony and John. They were TERRIBLE. They never really practiced. He hated work, that\u2019s probably why. He liked advertising jingles. \u201cThe best part of waking up is Folger\u2019s in your cup!\u201d He was always humming that jingle.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>Artists are always stealing whatever is cool and slapping their names on it.<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Discuss Kelley\u2019s use of found objects.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Mike was always dragging home whatever kind of weird junk: lots of stuffed animals. But he didn\u2019t really find them. He bought them, from thrift stores and flea markets. I dunno if he ever used anything he just FOUND. Then he would mangle the stuff. Also, he was always making up little stories about it. The mangling and the stories were more important than the stuff. But he was picky about it. It couldn\u2019t be just whatever. Then there was always this big ordeal about whether he would keep the thing or use it for some art project. Like he wanted to have the thing and also use it. So sometimes he would have to get two of the thing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stockx.com\/supreme-mike-kelley-supreme-more-love-hours-than-can-ever-be-repaid-rayon-shirt-multicolor\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"StockX Image\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-32483\" src=\"https:\/\/stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Supreme-Mike-Kelley-Supreme-More-Love-Hours-Than-Can-Ever-Be-Repaid-Rayon-Shirt-Multicolor1.jpg\" alt=\"Kelley x Supreme\" width=\"770\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Supreme-Mike-Kelley-Supreme-More-Love-Hours-Than-Can-Ever-Be-Repaid-Rayon-Shirt-Multicolor1.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Supreme-Mike-Kelley-Supreme-More-Love-Hours-Than-Can-Ever-Be-Repaid-Rayon-Shirt-Multicolor1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Supreme-Mike-Kelley-Supreme-More-Love-Hours-Than-Can-Ever-Be-Repaid-Rayon-Shirt-Multicolor1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Supreme-Mike-Kelley-Supreme-More-Love-Hours-Than-Can-Ever-Be-Repaid-Rayon-Shirt-Multicolor1-1100x786.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Supreme-Mike-Kelley-Supreme-More-Love-Hours-Than-Can-Ever-Be-Repaid-Rayon-Shirt-Multicolor1-700x500.jpg 700w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Supreme-Mike-Kelley-Supreme-More-Love-Hours-Than-Can-Ever-Be-Repaid-Rayon-Shirt-Multicolor1-882x630.jpg 882w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Supreme-Mike-Kelley-Supreme-More-Love-Hours-Than-Can-Ever-Be-Repaid-Rayon-Shirt-Multicolor1-1120x800.jpg 1120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Discuss Kelley\u2019s video art and performance art.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Oh yeah, those videos. Sometimes it would be like a kid\u2019s tv show. Sometimes it would be more like some long boring documentary. They were definitely funny. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Discuss Kelley\u2019s connection to punk and post-punk.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Mike talked about that stuff sometimes, but really, he thought it was pretty stupid. He mostly listened to classical music and jazz. He loved Bach\u2019s &#8220;Crab Canons,&#8221; and he loved Beethoven. And advertising jingles. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Do you believe that contemporary artists are \u201cakin to cultural anthropologists\u201d? Does this apply to Kelley and his work? \u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Probably they are, which is too bad. Artists are always stealing whatever is cool and slapping their names on it. Anthropology isn\u2019t even real science. Same for biology. All that \u201cstudying humans\u201d and stuff. Our friends Ted and Nino used to say: \u201cIt\u2019s just trolls staring at each other.\u201d Sounds right to me. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">In the 70s and 80s, Mike drew a lot of cartoons and made some funny paintings. His stand-up routines were great. But eventually, he did get sucked into that anthropology bullshit. Mike liked trolls though. Those ones with the hair.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stockx.com\/supreme-mike-kelley-supreme-franklin-signing-the-treaty-of-alliance-with-french-officials-hooded-sweatshirt-dark-magenta\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"StockX Image\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-35619\" src=\"https:\/\/stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Supreme-Mike-Kelley-Supreme-Franklin-Signing-the-Treaty-of-Alliance-with-French-Officials-Hooded-Sweatshirt-Dark-Magenta.jpg\" alt=\"Kelley x Supreme\" width=\"770\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Supreme-Mike-Kelley-Supreme-Franklin-Signing-the-Treaty-of-Alliance-with-French-Officials-Hooded-Sweatshirt-Dark-Magenta.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Supreme-Mike-Kelley-Supreme-Franklin-Signing-the-Treaty-of-Alliance-with-French-Officials-Hooded-Sweatshirt-Dark-Magenta-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Supreme-Mike-Kelley-Supreme-Franklin-Signing-the-Treaty-of-Alliance-with-French-Officials-Hooded-Sweatshirt-Dark-Magenta-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Supreme-Mike-Kelley-Supreme-Franklin-Signing-the-Treaty-of-Alliance-with-French-Officials-Hooded-Sweatshirt-Dark-Magenta-1100x786.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Supreme-Mike-Kelley-Supreme-Franklin-Signing-the-Treaty-of-Alliance-with-French-Officials-Hooded-Sweatshirt-Dark-Magenta-700x500.jpg 700w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Supreme-Mike-Kelley-Supreme-Franklin-Signing-the-Treaty-of-Alliance-with-French-Officials-Hooded-Sweatshirt-Dark-Magenta-882x630.jpg 882w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Supreme-Mike-Kelley-Supreme-Franklin-Signing-the-Treaty-of-Alliance-with-French-Officials-Hooded-Sweatshirt-Dark-Magenta-1120x800.jpg 1120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tell me about \u201cAhh&#8230;Youth!\u201d<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Mike with his toys. Yep, that was a good one. Mike was always having little tea parties with his toys. He had names for all of them. The way they made those photos was Mike set up a tea party with all of his toys so they were all sitting in a circle on the floor. Then he lowered a camera from the ceiling into the center of the circle. Each person would take a sip of tea, and then the camera would take a picture. That\u2019s where the \u201cAhh\u201d part of the title comes from. Because right after one of them would take a sip of tea, they would go \u201cAhhh\u201d like \u201cAhhh, this tea is so delicious.&#8221; Not many people know that. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Actually, though, it was Mike who would say it every time. Because the toys couldn\u2019t talk. But if you said that, Mike would get really mad. Like we all had to pretend they really were saying \u201cAhhh.&#8221; Mike used to brag about how he was this great ventriloquist, but I could always see his lips moving. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tell me about \u201cMore Love Hours.\u201d<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">It smelled. Mike had a bunch of old tea party rejects. They were the ones who had made some kind of faux pas at one of the tea parties and got banished. But he couldn\u2019t bring himself to give them away. But he still held a grudge against them. So he decided he was going to sew them all into a huge monster. Like the crazy blob creature at the end of &#8220;Akira.&#8221; Which he did. Then he felt bad about it. He was like \u201cWhy did I do this to all my friends?\u201d Mike had a sadistic side.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stockx.com\/supreme-mike-kelley-supreme-more-love-hours-than-can-ever-be-repaid-hooded-sweatshirt-multicolor\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"StockX Image\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-32479\" src=\"https:\/\/stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Supreme-Mike-Kelley-Supreme-More-Love-Hours-Than-Can-Ever-Be-Repaid-Hooded-Sweatshirt-Multicolor1.jpg\" alt=\"Kelley x Supreme\" width=\"770\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Supreme-Mike-Kelley-Supreme-More-Love-Hours-Than-Can-Ever-Be-Repaid-Hooded-Sweatshirt-Multicolor1.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Supreme-Mike-Kelley-Supreme-More-Love-Hours-Than-Can-Ever-Be-Repaid-Hooded-Sweatshirt-Multicolor1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Supreme-Mike-Kelley-Supreme-More-Love-Hours-Than-Can-Ever-Be-Repaid-Hooded-Sweatshirt-Multicolor1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Supreme-Mike-Kelley-Supreme-More-Love-Hours-Than-Can-Ever-Be-Repaid-Hooded-Sweatshirt-Multicolor1-1100x786.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Supreme-Mike-Kelley-Supreme-More-Love-Hours-Than-Can-Ever-Be-Repaid-Hooded-Sweatshirt-Multicolor1-700x500.jpg 700w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Supreme-Mike-Kelley-Supreme-More-Love-Hours-Than-Can-Ever-Be-Repaid-Hooded-Sweatshirt-Multicolor1-882x630.jpg 882w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Supreme-Mike-Kelley-Supreme-More-Love-Hours-Than-Can-Ever-Be-Repaid-Hooded-Sweatshirt-Multicolor1-1120x800.jpg 1120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tell me about \u201cReconstructed history\u201d <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Some people think that Mike took some old history book illustrations and scribbled on them. But actually its the opposite. The scribbles were already there, and Mike made these beautiful engraving-looking things over them. I know that because I made the scribbles on a big pad that was sitting by the phone in our house. Not even thinking, just scribbling some nonsense. Then Mike was like, \u201cThese are great, let\u2019s make them a collab!\u201d I was like \u201cSure, man, whatever you want.\u201d But then he had to show off by making these drawings over them that were like Rembrandt or some shit. Then I was like, \u201cOh great, now if it\u2019s a collab people are just gonna think I am like some 5-year-old and Mike did all the work.\u201d So I was like, \u201cThose should just be yours,&#8221; you know? People don\u2019t realize what a good artist he actually was.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>Mike was like &#8220;Burning Man is bullshit&#8221; way before it was cool to say that.<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>What does Kelley\u2019s work reveal about late 20th century\/early 21st century American life, if it does at all? <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">A LOT OF STUFF! First of all, Mike predicted that Kanye was gonna go all MAGA. He KNEW that before it happened! ALSO, Mike basically invented Facebook. Not only that but the housing bubble! And Etsy! Also, Mike was like \u201cBurning Man is bullshit\u201d way before it was cool to say that.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>What does the Mike Kelley Foundation do? What types of work do Artist Foundations do for deceased artists? \u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">The problem with working for a dead guy is that you can never tell if you are doing a good job. The dead guy is never coming over to your desk to give you back pats or shoulder rubs. He\u2019s not appreciative if you go the extra mile for the company. So it involves a lot of personal initiative. You really need to have a lot of confidence that you know what you\u2019re doing. You can\u2019t be second guessing yourself all the time. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>What do you know about streetwear? What do you think about streetwear? <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Streetwear is just like some other kind of wear that nobody wanted, so they put it out on the street in a box that says \u201cFree.\u201d Except here in Germany it says \u201cZu Verschenken.\u201d I think it is cool when people do that, but only if they wash and fold the clothes first. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">In the Bible, Cain gives a shitty sacrifice to God and Abel gives his best stuff. That\u2019s the story that holds the answer to this question, as far as I\u2019m concerned.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>What do you know about Supreme? <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">When I think of the word Supreme, I\u2019m immediately wondering what the next word is. Supreme What? That\u2019s the question. And there\u2019s really only one answer: <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Supreme Ruler Of The Universe. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Why do you think Mike Kelley\u2019s work was used on clothing? <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">OK, let\u2019s be honest. Mike Kelley\u2019s work is not exactly being \u201cused on clothing.\u201d I had a t-shirt once that was a little too small. I also had a pretty big framed drawing by Mike Kelley. So I took the t-shirt and stretched it over the frame so it would get bigger. THAT would be \u201cusing Mike\u2019s work on clothing.\u201d What is really being used on the clothing, in this case, is some kind of machine printing process. I have no idea what kind. When I was a kid, we had iron-on\u00a0shirts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stockx.com\/supreme-mike-kelley-supreme-ahhyouth-crewneck-sweatshirt-dark-green\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"StockX Image\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-31791\" src=\"https:\/\/stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Supreme-Mike-Kelley-Supreme-AhhYouth-Crewneck-Sweatshirt-Dark-Green.jpg\" alt=\"Kelley x Supreme\" width=\"770\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Supreme-Mike-Kelley-Supreme-AhhYouth-Crewneck-Sweatshirt-Dark-Green.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Supreme-Mike-Kelley-Supreme-AhhYouth-Crewneck-Sweatshirt-Dark-Green-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Supreme-Mike-Kelley-Supreme-AhhYouth-Crewneck-Sweatshirt-Dark-Green-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Supreme-Mike-Kelley-Supreme-AhhYouth-Crewneck-Sweatshirt-Dark-Green-1100x786.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Supreme-Mike-Kelley-Supreme-AhhYouth-Crewneck-Sweatshirt-Dark-Green-700x500.jpg 700w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Supreme-Mike-Kelley-Supreme-AhhYouth-Crewneck-Sweatshirt-Dark-Green-882x630.jpg 882w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Supreme-Mike-Kelley-Supreme-AhhYouth-Crewneck-Sweatshirt-Dark-Green-1120x800.jpg 1120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Why do you think Supreme chose these specific Kelley works? <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Probably they were the ones that were around? It would be really interesting if they somehow determined that these pictures were the ones that were most likely to survive a certain number of trips through the washing machine. But I bet they didn\u2019t put that much thought into it. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Do you think Kelley would mind being a collaborator with Supreme? <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">I think that if he minds, he will give us a sign from beyond the grave. But it is up to us to recognize that sign and heed it. We really need to pay close attention if we truly care about the answer to this question. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Why do you think the Kelley Foundation chose to work with supreme? <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">I bet they were hanging out and Supreme was like, \u201clet\u2019s make some t-shirts\u201d and the Mike Kelley Foundation was like, \u201cCool, I know where we can get 3-packs of Russell Athletic t-shirts for 7 bucks.\u201d <\/span><span class=\"s1\">And then Supreme was like \u201cNo, we already have tons of blanks, let\u2019s just use those.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Is the Kelley x Supreme \u201ccollab\u201d a posthumous jab at popular culture? <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">This question made me think of a tombstone with spikes on it for keeping pigeons away. I definitely wouldn\u2019t want those on my grave though. I like pigeons a lot. They are welcome at my grave.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_35607\" style=\"width: 373px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35607\" title=\"StockX Image\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-35607\" src=\"https:\/\/stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Screen-Shot-2018-10-05-at-8.52.54-AM.png\" alt=\"Kelley x Supreme\" width=\"363\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Screen-Shot-2018-10-05-at-8.52.54-AM.png 686w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Screen-Shot-2018-10-05-at-8.52.54-AM-300x455.png 300w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Screen-Shot-2018-10-05-at-8.52.54-AM-507x768.png 507w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Screen-Shot-2018-10-05-at-8.52.54-AM-416x630.png 416w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Screen-Shot-2018-10-05-at-8.52.54-AM-528x800.png 528w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 686px) 100vw, 686px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-35607\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Justin Lieberman, &#8220;The Asset (Self Portrait Blue)&#8221; (1994) \/\/ justin-lieberman.com<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<h2><span class=\"s1\">And then Supreme was like \u201cNo, we already have tons of blanks, let\u2019s just use those.\u201d<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re taking a closer look at the recent Mike Kelley x Supreme FW18 collaboration with two exclusive interviews. 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