All the Supreme collaboration with contemporary artist

The collaboration between brands has become, in recent years, a sure source of hype and success for the fashion world. If there is a label that has understood it before many others, surely this is Supreme.

The creature founded by James Jebbia has worked in over twenty years of history with a large number of very different realities, from Louis Vuitton to Kaws, from Nike to Larry Clark. In particular, since its inception, Supreme was a pioneer in mixing skate and street culture with high-level art, creating a unique imagery of portraits of rappers, pieces of the 90s and iconic works.

From the 1994 partnership with Ramellzee to the present day, Jebbia’s brand has collaborated with great and small artists, ranging from graffiti legends such as Dondi White to Damien Hirst.

Here are all the times in which Supreme transformed contemporary art into fashion.

Supreme – Keith Haring (1998)  

Keith Haring is a legend of art and many brands have used his works to create special garments. Supreme’s merit is to introduce the artist to a new generation.

Supreme – Ryan McGuinnes (2000)

A small series of skateboards in Pantone version, the work of Ryan McGuinnes, characterizes 2000 of Supreme.

Supreme – Roy Lichtenstein (2006)

The iconic images of dotted women created by Lichtenstein make the Long-sleeved T-shirts of the Supreme even more iconic.

Supreme – Jeff Koons (2006)

Jeff Koons is known for his ability to transform pop culture objects into works of art. The same effect arouses the skateboards made with the image of a little monkey by the artist.

Supreme – Richard Prince (2007)

Another artist collaborates with Supreme to make a series of skateboards. In 2007, the choice falls on Richard Prince, photographer and artist who with his works tried to dissect the American myth.

Supreme – Takashi Murakami (2007)

Japanese artist Takashi Murakami has collaborated with many different brands, besides Supreme for a series of skateboards, there are Louis Vuitton, Pharrell Williams, Vans.

Supreme – Marilyn Minter (2008)

The series of Supreme dedicated to skateboards has collected over the years some of the most interesting contemporary artists. In 2008 it is the turn of the hyper-realistic images of Marilyn Minter.

Supreme – Christopher Wool (2008)

Christopher Wool became famous in the ‘80s and ‘90s for his giant posters with stencil-style letters. For Supreme, he creates three skateboards.

Supreme – Damien Hirst (2009)

Damien Hirst is the most paid living artist in the world, Supreme is perhaps the brand around which runs more hype. Together for a skateboards series they rocks.

Supreme – George Condo (2010)

The American artist born in 1957 defines his art as “artificial realism”. Condo surrealist and cubist inspiration is also evident in the characters chosen to decorate the Supreme skateboards.

Supreme – Robert Longo (2011)

In SS11 Supreme hires Robert Longo, painter and sculptor among the most popular contemporary artists whose works are strongly influenced by the media, for its series of skateboards.

Supreme – Chapman Brothers (2012)

The Chapman Brothers artist duo is the special guest of the skateboards series that Supreme dedicates every year to the art world. For the project, the talented couple creates disturbing mannequins.

Supreme – Jean-Michel Basquiat (2013)

In 2013 Supreme homage one of the most beloved street artists of all time: Jean Michel Basquiat. The collection includes some t-shirts, sweatshirts and a jacket in two color variants that through photographic prints celebrates New York artist’s short career.

Supreme – H.R. Giger (2014)

Only a few months after the death of the Swiss artist H.R. Giger, well-known for his surreal “biomechanics” graphic, dedicates the FW14 collection to his sinister designs.

Supreme – Urs Fischer (2016)

The Swiss Urs Fischer, famous for portraying daily objects around him, for Supreme skateboards portrays a cigarette in three different phases.

Supreme –  Cindy Sherman (2017)

Supreme’s latest collaboration is with Cindy Sherman. “Untitled # 181” and “Untitled # 175drawn from his “Grotesque Series” are the images chosen for two skateboards.