Bootleg T-Shirt Show Part III

December 16, 2017 - January 12, 2018
5-8PM

The Bootleg T-Shirt Show returns! This year’s iteration includes newly commissioned designs from twenty artists, each screenprinted in an edition of 20. Initiated in 2012 as a mostly-annual exhibition by t-shirt lover Shannon Michael Cane, we’re happy to complete the realization of this year’s show in his memory. Join us for an opening reception on Saturday, December 16, 5-8PM. Join on Facebook here

Part III of the Bootleg T-Shirt Show once again includes a set of designs that mash up, ripoff or reframe an original. Using appropriated logos, texts and images as their starting point, the artists take on pop cultural iconography and corporate identity – both in praise and as critique – to generate new willfully derivative works that reimagine both well known and deep-cut references across film, music and culture.

Designs include a cross-over of writing/lyrics from Emily Dickinson and Aaliyah, an ode to the Nob Hill Adult Cinema in San Francisco, a repositioning of legendary anime AKIRA, a take on cult favorite Midnight Express, as well as a reworking of Carl Wittman’s A Gay Manifesto.

In addition to the commissioned shirts, a selection of bootleg T’s (many newly created) will also be on view and available for sale. T-shirts are available for purchase at the opening reception, with remaining shirts made available through the Printed Matter website early 2018. Limit 1 t-shirt design per customer.

Thanks to WWW.KAYROCK.ORG and OFF-WHITE for their kind support.

Commissioned shirts:

Virgil Abloh Michael Amzalag Heather Benjamin Alissa Bennett Shannon Michael Cane Canyon Rats x J.Century Matt Connors Cali Thornhill Dewitt Frank Haines Matthew Higgs Marc Hundley Andrew Daik Kim Emma Kohlmann Andrew Kuo Mary Manning Jordan Nassar Frank Rodriguez JD Samson Christopher Schulz Sonya Sombreuil Tabboo!

Also featuring shirts by:

Matthew Chambers & Eric Mast Dirty Looks Chris Duncan Eric Elms Joe Garvey Andrew Hammerand Karl LaRocca Peter Leonard Kevin McCaughey (Boot Boyz Biz) Machine Mclaughlin Corey Presha Pre-Echo Press Stu Gazi SW8SHOP

Checklist
  1. Marc Hundley
    Marc Hundley Bootleg 2017: CIRCUS OF SOUR [M]
    New York, NY: Printed Matter Inc., 2017
    20 + 1 AP
    $40.00
  2. Jordan Nassar
    Jordan Nassar Bootleg 2017: Soft Core [L]
    New York, NY: Printed Matter Inc., 2017
    20 + 1 AP
    $40.00
  3. Heather Benjamin
    Heather Benjamin Bootleg 2017: No Fear [M]
    New York, NY: Printed Matter Inc., 2017
    20
    Out of stock
  4. Frank Rodriguez
    Frank Rodriguez Bootleg 2017: Nob Hill Cinema [M]
    New York, NY: Printed Matter Inc., 2017
    20
    Out of stock
  5. Frank Haines
    Frank Haines Bootleg 2017: Born Against [L]
    New York, NY: Printed Matter Inc., 2017
    20
    Out of stock
  6. Christopher Schulz
    Christopher Schulz Bootleg 2017: Midnight Express [L]
    New York, NY: Printed Matter Inc., 2017
    20
    Out of stock
  7. Cali Thornhill DeWitt
    Cali Thornhill Dewitt Bootleg 2017: Purdue [M]
    New York, NY: Printed Matter Inc., 2017
    20
    Out of stock
  8. Andrew Kuo
    Andrew Kuo Bootleg 2017: MTV [M]
    New York, NY: Printed Matter Inc., 2017
    20
    Out of stock
  9. Alissa Bennett
    Alissa Bennett Bootleg 2017: Siouxie Israel [L]
    New York, NY: Printed Matter Inc., 2017
    $40.00
  10. Mary Manning
    Mary Manning Bootleg 2017: Dream Work [XL]
    New York, NY: Printed Matter Inc., 2017
    20 + 1 AP
    Out of stock
  11. Matthew Higgs
    Matthew Higgs Bootleg 2017: YOB [L]
    New York, NY: Printed Matter Inc., 2017
    20 + 1 AP
    $40.00
  12. Michael Amzalag
    Michael Amzalag Bootleg 2017: MAGAZINE [L]
    New York, NY: Printed Matter Inc., 2017
    20 + 1 AP
    $40.00
  13. Tabboo!
    Tabboo! Bootleg 2017: Three Pyramid Figures [L]
    New York, NY: Printed Matter Inc., 2017
    20 + 1 AP
    Out of stock
  14. Ricky Swallow
    Canyon Rats (Ricky Swallow) Bootleg 2017: Leather Daddy Koala [L]
    Los Angeles, CA: Canyon Rats (R. Swallow), 2017
    20
    Out of stock
Checklist
  1. Pre-Echo Press
    Pre-Echo Press (Matt Connors) Bootleg 2017: Gay Areas [M]
    New York, NY: Printed Matter Inc., 2017
    Out of stock
  2. Machine McLaughlin
    Machine Mclaughlin Bootleg 2017: Feminist/Stussy [L]
    Los Angeles, CA: Machine Mclaughlin, 2017
    20
    Out of stock
  3. Kevin McCaughey
    Kevin McCaughey Bootleg 2017: Menthol Wars [L]
    BOOT BOYZ BIZ, 2017
    Out of stock
  4. Joe Garvey
    Joe Garvey Bootleg 2017 [L]
    New York, NY: Printed Matter Inc., 2017
    Out of stock
  5. Dirty Looks NYC
    Dirty Looks Bootleg 2017: Falconhead [L]
    New York, NY: Printed Matter Inc., 2017
    Out of stock
  6. Corey Presha
    Corey Presha Bootleg 2017 [XL]
    C. Presha, 2017
    20
    Out of stock
  7. Chris Duncan
    Chris Duncan Bootleg 2017: WHY Annie Lennox [L]
    New York, NY: Printed Matter Inc., 2017
    Out of stock
  8. Pre-Echo Press
    Pre-Echo Press Bootleg 2017: Pray for Magic [L]
    New York, NY: Printed Matter Inc., 2017
    Out of stock
  9. Stugazi
    Stugazi Bootleg 2017: Youth [L]
    Stugazi, 2017
    Out of stock
  10. SW8 SHOP
    SW8 SHOP Bootleg 2017: Goodbye Sweet World [L]
    New York, NY: Printed Matter Inc., 2017
    Out of stock
  11. SW8 SHOP
    SW8 SHOP Bootleg 2017: Don’t Fear The Reaper [XL]
    New York, NY: Printed Matter Inc., 2017
    Out of stock
  12. Andrew Hammerand
    Andrew Hammerand Bootleg 2017: TULSA [L]
    New York, NY: Printed Matter Inc., 2017
    Out of stock
  13. Karl LaRocca
    Karl LaRocca Bootleg 2017: Fuck Hate [L]
    New York, NY: Printed Matter Inc., 2017
    Out of stock
  14. Matthew Chambers
    Matthew Chambers Bootleg 2017: PICASSO Sculpture [M]
    2017: M. Chambers
    Out of stock
  15. Ricky Swallow
    Canyon Rats (Ricky Swallow) Bootleg 2017: LAAIR [L]
    Los Angeles, CA: Canyon Rats (R. Swallow), 2017
    20
    Out of stock
  16. Jordan Nassar
    Jordan Nassar Bootleg 2017: SMC/Palace [L]
    New York, NY: Printed Matter Inc., 2017
    Out of stock
  17. Sam Falls
    Everlasting SMC [L]
    Sam Falls, 2017
    Out of stock
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