Back in April, BAPE launched its outpost inside COMME des GARÇONS‘ new Osaka store, commemorated with a special capsule collection two months later. The duo have no plans to halt the joint efforts any time soon it seems, as evidenced by a brief assortment of co-branded tees and hoodies that recall the effortless graphics offered by COMME des GARÇONS PLAY.



Realized in a similar format to PLAY’s heart-emblazoned tees, the new BAPE partnership sees the venerable Japanese label’s name printed alongside a tiny APE HEAD at the chest of each peice. Action lines make it look as though “COMME des GARÇONS” is being shouted by the familiar symbol for a quirky approach to co-branding. Navy and white T-shirts accompany long-sleeve striped iterations in blue and red, while grey and black hoodies boast full-length zippers in homage to a classic BAPE design element.

You might also like: How Does Supreme’s Ostensible Demarketing Strategy Works ?!Most recently, BAPE teased a spate of collaborative goods, including the year’s second Coca-Cola partnership , Master and Dynamic audio gear and a BE@RBRICK co-designed by mastermind JAPAN.

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Last year, The Brant Foundation in New York City’s East Village opened with a monumental exhibition on Jean-Michel Basquiat. The show brought almost 70 works by Basquiat — created from 1980 to 1987 — back to the same neighborhood that had inspired him. Now, the foundation is providing a new virtual tour of the influential exhibition, allowing viewers to explore all four floors of the show and digitally view some of Basquiat’s most important works.



Spanning the artist’s entire oeuvre, the exhibition explores Basquiat’s prolific yet brief career and broad range of subjects. Highlights include several of the artist’s most celebrated large-scale canvases, such as two head paintings from 1981 and 1982, as well as the multi-paneled Grillo (1984). In other works like Arroz con Pollo (1981) and Price of Gasoline in the Third World (1982), Basquiat shed light on issues like colonialization, the African Diaspora and racial inequality. Other paintings immortalized his heroes, such as jazz legend Charlie Parker and boxers Sugar Ray Robinson and Joe Louis.

You might also like: How Does Supreme’s Ostensible Demarketing Strategy Works ?!Check out the exhibition for yourself on The Brant Foundation’s website.
In other news, Meguru Yamaguchi has unveiled new sculptural paintings at Tokyo’s Seibu Shibuya outpost.

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In other news, Meguru Yamaguchi has unveiled new sculptural paintings at Tokyo’s Seibu Shibuya outpost.

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One of the world’s most influential skateboarders, Stevie Williams, and his brand DGK have tapped Virgil Abloh for a limited-to-100 run custom skateboard design.



The limited-edition art deck features a clean wooden top that sports simple black co-branding, noting Williams and Abloh’s collaboration, and a full print on the bottom. This paint stroke-like camouflage design was drawn by Abloh himself and features black DGK branding in a cursive font, randomly dotted around the camo print.

You might also like: How Does Supreme’s Ostensible Demarketing Strategy Works ?!The Virgil Abloh x DGK deck is priced at $79.99 USD and will be available exclusively from DGK’s website on August 1.
In case you missed it, here is this week’s selection of the best art for your home.

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In case you missed it, here is this week’s selection of the best art for your home.

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