If you pick up the latest copy of Vanity Fair magazine, you will see a dazzling spread by the Gap advertising their artist edition t-shirts. The Gap is a sponsor of the 2008 Whitney Biennial and they have teamed up with previous Biennial artists to created a limited edition collection. The artists include many who have ties to the Nelson-Atkins.
On the back cover of the magazine is Chuck Close wearing a t-shirt with an image of his print of Philip Glass. Phil is featured in the Museum's current exhibition Print Lovers at 30: Celebrating Three Decades of Giving.
Inside the front cover is Kiki Smith whose work Constellation was installed in the Museum's contemporary project space last year and who is currently featured in the exhibition Sparks! The William T. Kemper Collecting Initiative.
Finally, there is a montage of artists that includes Kerry James Marshall whose work Memento #5 is included in the Sparks! exhibition as well. Marshall will visit the Nelson-Atkins on May 29 for a free lecture. I hope I have my t-shirt by then!