From 6th – 17th April 2010 professional skateboarder, owner of skateboard company ToyMachine, photographer, illustrator and painter Ed Templeton will be exhibiting his show ‘Drinking the Kool-Aid’ at Elms Lesters Painting Rooms in London. For more info check slamcity.com / elmslesters.co.uk / facebook.com/emerica.europe.

Elms Lesters
1-3-5 Flitcroft Street
London
WC2H 8DH
t: +44 (0) 20 7836 6747
(nearest tube: Tottenham Court Road)

Emerica continues to work with skateboarder/artist Ed Templeton. They have now come out with the Archer high top sneaker in two colorways – one of them comes in all black with red lining and the other one features a furry safari pattern over most of the upper. Both sneakers feature a special Ed Templeton tag on the side-panel. The sneakers are now available from Dedue.

Detailed images of the two colorways of the Emerica x Ed Templeton Archer follow after the jump.

Ed Templeton worked with Randy Randall and Dean Allen Spunt of experimental rock group No Age on a special make-up of his signature Emerica shoe The Archer. Since all three are vegan, the shoe is made entirely of organic, synthetic materials, yet is designed to weather the abuse of skateboarding. The shoe also sports a red/yellow/blue No Age logo on the tongue with matching sole coloring.

The release of the Archer coincides with the release of No Age’s new 4 song EP that dropped earlier this month on Sub Pop Records entitled Losing Feeling in which Ed collaborated with No Age and designed the cover of the EP. Available in stores now for Holiday 2009.

More looks at the No Age x Emerica Archer after the click.

Emerica teams up with Japanese retailer Beams and with artist Ed Templeton on a sneaker/t-shirt package. The lace-up sneakers come with black canvas uppers and animal fur patterns. Matching they present the pocket t-shirts, which feature the same animal pattern on the pockets, along graphics by Ed Templeton.

Detailed images of the Emerica x Beams x Ed Templeton Sneakers and T-Shirts follow after the jump.

The trio listed above is showing at Circle Culture Gallery in Berlin starting today, April 9, 2009. The exhibition has been curated by Aaron Rose, who has this to say about the assembled works:

This exhibition serves to focus on the recent artistic output by three underground heroes from the worlds of skateboarding, graffiti and punk. Even though each of these artists has now firmly established themselves in the world of contemporary art, there are still common themes between them that hail back to their subcultural roots. It could be described primarily as an overriding sense of concern for and representation of the downtrodden, the outsider, the anti-hero. McGee’s sad, sullen faces and neon-colored geometric panels reflect the archetypal image of man overpowered by omnipresent media, Templeton’s portraits of suburban youths perfectly illustrate the harsh alienation of teenage life, while Pettibon’s drawings and paintings focus sharply on issues of personal/social unrest, life during war and the constant power struggle between a man and his destiny. The fact that this is the first time an exhibition has featured all three artists in such direct proximity to each other will be an interesting statement not only on each artists’ individual style, but also the unique similarities that run through all of their works.

We chatted with Rose last week, check that and a preview of the exhibition here.

Barry McGee, Ed Templeton and Raymond Pettibon are pioneers and icons of the contemporary urban art movement. Their work can be found in the collections of major museums and has been shown at large exhibitions and biennales worldwide, but all three have repeatedly emphasised their roots in youth subculture – in the worlds of skateboarding, graffiti, punk and hip-hop. They are joined by an overriding interest in portraying the underdogs, outcasts and anti-heroes of society. Curator Aaron Rose, whose urban art documentary Beautiful Losers is currently touring the world to enthusiastic reviews, is showing these three sought-after artists in the intimate atmosphere of a Berlin gallery. The direct proximity of their works not only allows us to draw interesting conclusions about each artist’s style, but also underscores their unique similarities.

BARRY McGEE / ED TEMPLETON / RAYMOND PETTIBON
Group Exhibition curated by Aaron Rose

OPENING:     9TH APRIL 2009, 7 PM
EXHIBITION: 10TH APRIL TO 30TH MAY 2009
TUESDAY TO SATURDAY, 2 PM – 6 PM

Circleculture Gallery
Gipsstrasse 11
10119 Berlin Mitte
www.circleculture-gallery.com

After the jump a preview of the upcoming exhibition.

RVCA has announced their new Spring 2009 ANP (Artist Network Program) t-shirt collaborations. As usual RVCA makes use of their vast artist network and has worked with some of the most impressive artists around, including this season Barry McGee, Andrew Pommier, Ben Horton, Ed Templeton and Matt Furie. The outcome is a strong series of art driven t-shirts. Via Glltn.

Have a look at the complete RVCA ANP Spring 2009 T-Shirt collection after the jump.

Pro-Skateboarder, Toy Works founder and Beautiful Losers featured artist Ed Templeton will open a new exhibit at Roberts and Tilton Gallery in Los Angeles on November 15, 2008. Maps of the Inner War includes roughly 250 works in a variety of mediums – Photography, painting, sculpture and work on paper. Much of the work focuses on Templeton’s every day life and surroundings.

Matt Leines The Great Gates of Zenith coincides with Templeton’s exhibition. The work presented from Leines focus on a central theme of wonder, all on paper.

In advance of the opening Supertouch has released an interview with the artist. Be sure to check it out. Both exhibitions run until December 13, 2008

A selection of work by Ed Templeton after the jump.

Emerica once again joined forces with artist Ed Templeton to work this time on two colorways of the Transit. The artist placed his artwork in a very subtle way, which we welcome when it comes to footwear. They released an all black colorway and a black/red colorway of the shoe, with artwork placed on the tongue tag and on the inner sole.
The Ed Templeton x Emerica Transit is now available in both colorways at Ripe.
Detailed images after the jump.

Not long ago we presented you the Emerica x Fingercroxx x Ed Templeton collaboration collection, which consisted of two sneakers, matching caps and t-shirts. Here we give you a look at a direct collaboration of the skate brand and the artist. Again he worked on two sneakers, one coming with his graphics, the other one featuring a photo print all-over. Both come with custom tags and inner soles.
Both sneakers are now available at Ripe.
More details of the photo print shoe after the jump.