“One of the things I think I’ve done successfully as a media figure is avoid a lot of the cliches, like the macho posing. I’ve tried really hard to blur the lines, and a lot of that does have to do with sexuality. I like fucking around with gender. I like writing songs that aren’t gender-specific. And I really felt an alliance with both Kurt and River in that both of those guys, in their respective fields, were doing the same thing”
- Michael Stipe
Barbara Kruger’s never really talked about Supreme, the skate company who’s been ripping off her ideas and prints letter for letter, color for color, for their red-and-white logo, which you have seen, because it is everywhere.
I emailed her casually to ask her about this. And today, she got back to me, and gave a candid statement on the matter of Supreme for the first time, ever, really. By emailing me a blank email, with an attachment. Which you can see above.
an iconic moment in art history
For those who aren’t in the loop or forgot the name:
Barbara Kruger is the anti-consumerist, feminist artist who made pieces such as the ones below and pioneered a new, unique aesthetic in typography (an aesthetic that has been copied wholesale by “Supreme’s” marketing.)
