We announced the Nike “Being True – 22 years of American Youth” exhibition in Los Angeles a couple of days ago. Thanks to Eddie Cruz, we can give you a look at the works on display.
Curated by Aaron Rose, the exhibition showcases photography by Tim Barber, Angela Boatwright, Kenneth Cappello, Poppy De Villeneuve, Cheryl Dunn, Naomi Harris, Alex Hoerner, Drew Jarrett, Alain Levitt, Jeaneen Lund, Ari Marcopoulos, Dan Murphy, Jason Nocito, Patrick O’Dell, Mike Piscitelli, David Ransone, Terry Richardson, Jamel Shabazz, David Perez (Shadi), Brent Stewart, Ray Potes, Tobin Yelland.
As you can see, a very strong line-up and definitely worth passing by. More pictures after the jump.

While the art and design worlds are trying to reconcile their differences and work together, Cary Lietzes of ARTCO is working to bring artists and major corporations closer, by creating branding that is visually stimulating and unique. Design has a long history of struggle with the mass market but Lietzes has pioneered a fresh approach to the subject and carved out an intricate niche for herself and the artists and brands with which she works.
Using her knowledge of fashion, marketing and publishing, Lietzes recognized the need for new blood in the marketing world and identified current artists whose forward thinking and creativity suited these needs. Hence, ARTCO’s current project with Pepsi is not surprising, but is refreshing.
ARTCO has assembled 10 artists to design the Pepsi cans for the company’s 4 biggest markets. The 10 different designs will be sold worldwide, with the new designs rolling out in select countries before expanding to more locations throughout the year.
Participating artists included DZINE, Jon Burgerman and many others. Via Vista Art & Design.

Zozo has launched the Artist iGoogle Museum, which is in fact a virtual museum where various artists provided background designs for the iGoogle desktop. You can download the backgrounds for free at Zozo. Participating artists included Bape, Tado, Yurika, Airside, Hysteric Glamour and many others.

Adidas and Upper Playground got together to work on a series of sneakers under the titel – “You Ain’t Got to Lie to Kick It”.
So far they have revealed three sneakers out of the collection. These have been designed by David Choe, Sam Flores and Aesop Rock. There will be one more to complete the series. That we will show you as soon as possible. There is no set release date so far, but we’ll keep you posted on the project.
Until then check out the first three after the jump.

For Issue 45, Arkitip got for the second time together with artist Evan Hecox. The artist also chose to include the works of Cody Hudson and Todd St. John. The issue is more of a catalogue than a periodical and is printed in a limited numbered edition of overall 200.
Each issue includes one signed 9 x 12 In. 2 color silk screen print on 120 lbs. cover stock. All packaged neatly in a hand stamped, string and button envelope.
Available here.

We present you an interesting project that Rossignol will be launching towards the end of the month.
Using skate legends turned graphic artists, Rossignol has created  the Seven Artistic Sins (SAS) collection canvassed with artistic interpretations of the seven deadly sins as imagined by iconic boardsports legends Andy Howell, Steve Caballero, Caia Koopman, Mr. Jago, Andrew Pommier, Will Barras and Squindo, whose collective (Spacejunk) work has covered  skateboards, snowboards, surf boards and album covers for much of the last decade. The collection comes in a limited edition and will have a 7 year lifespan, with exclusive early availability at renowned board sports retailer Evo.
Have a close look at all seven artist designed skis after the jump.

In the last couple of months Levi’s Europe was working on an interesting project in Belgium. They asked 100 artists to design the iconic Levi’s backpocket. The pieces of art were then put on display at the Backpocket Gallery in Belgium and were auctioned off, with the benefits going to foundations fighting AIDS. Via Notcot.
Check out the various designs of the project here.

The Arkitip x Wood Wood Highmath exhibition starts in Berlin tomorrow evening with the opening event. To give you an idea of what to expect we can already show you some teasers of the promo material as well as some works that will be in display. Nike is also heavily involved in this event and has incorporated the Dunk into the new Arkitip issue and other aspects of the overall initiative.
Check out more pictures after the jump.

With great pleasure we can report today about the launch of a project that we have been involved with since the very start – Artschoolvets.
Artschoolvets is a new German online platform with its base in Berlin. The site consists of both a magazine/blogs part and an online store. For now the store offers t-shirts, exclusively designed by high profile designers and artists for Artschoolvets. The line-up is impressive and everybody will be able to find his/her favorite in there. Furthermore the News section reports about the latest products/events, in the Blogs German creatives report about their life and interests/work and in the features section you will be able to find regular editorial content.
There is a lot more in the plans, this is only the beginning. Keep your eyes on the site and check for regular updates!
On a side note, Artschoolvets also have a pop-up store in the Brunnenstrasse 65 in Berlin for the duration of 2 weeks, during Berlin Fashion Week. If you are around, make sure to pass by.

Yesterday we gave you a look at some of the first Original Fake S/S ‘08 t-shirts that have released. Thanks to Kaws we have some more information on the Chum pieces now. Mark Dean Veca has designed the Chum that you saw on the t-shirts. Here we give you now a close look at his work for Original Fake.
After the jump you can check out the Mark Dean Veca Chum in detail.