'RAP MUSIC BELONGS IN A GALLERY', 2025 T-SHIRT

$75.00

100% RECYCLED RECLAIMED WASTE COTTON
PRESHRUNK 6.5 OZ / 216 GSM JERSEY
CLASSIC CREW NECK, RELAXED UNISEX FIT
NON-TOXIC, LOW-IMPACT DYES
MADE IN LOS ANGELES, PRINTED IN NEW YORK

SIZE MEASUREMENTS BELOW ↓

Size:

100% RECYCLED RECLAIMED WASTE COTTON
PRESHRUNK 6.5 OZ / 216 GSM JERSEY
CLASSIC CREW NECK, RELAXED UNISEX FIT
NON-TOXIC, LOW-IMPACT DYES
MADE IN LOS ANGELES, PRINTED IN NEW YORK

SIZE MEASUREMENTS BELOW ↓

SIZE & MEASUREMENTS

EVERYBODY.WORLD CLASSIC TRASH TEE
GARMENT MEASUREMENTS TAKEN FLAT, IN INCHES.

S — CHEST 19" / LENGTH 27.5" / SLEEVE 8"

M — CHEST 21" / LENGTH 29" / SLEEVE 8.25"

L — CHEST 23" / LENGTH 30" / SLEEVE 8.5"

XL — CHEST 25" / LENGTH 30.5" / SLEEVE 8.75"

XXL — CHEST 27" / LENGTH 31.5" / SLEEVE 8.75"

CHEST MEASURED ACROSS THE GARMENT, NOT AROUND THE BODY. MEASUREMENTS MAY VARY BY 1".

ABOUT THE WORK

IT'S NOT A STATEMENT; IT'S A DISCUSSION.

‘RAP MUSIC BELONGS IN A GALLERY’ IS NOT MEANT TO BE TAKEN LITERALLY. WORN IN PUBLIC, THE PHRASE TAKES A DELIBERATELY CONTROVERSIAL POSITION TO SPARK CONVERSATION ABOUT RAP'S RELATIONSHIP TO CONTEMPORARY ART AND THE INSTITUTIONS THAT DEFINE CULTURAL VALUE.

THE WORK QUESTIONS WHAT RAP STANDS TO GAIN THROUGH INSTITUTIONAL RECOGNITION, WHAT IT RISKS LOSING IN THE PROCESS, AND HOW ITS CULTURAL IDENTITY CAN BE PRESERVED WITHOUT LIMITING ITS POSSIBILITIES.

WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO KEEP RAP MUSIC ALIVE?