East Village Eye T-Shirt - James White (James Chance)

This item is part of a line that commemorates the East Village Eye (1979-1987), a monthly magazine of popular, underground and avant garde culture that was a record of a time and place in which the radical shifts of the era produced a reckless thirst for experience and expression that redefined the world we live in today.

From the New York City Library: “Founded by Leonard Abrams in 1979, this small, monthly magazine published out of a basement storefront on New York City’s Ludlow Street ultimately gathered subscribers from around the world. Abrams set out to “create a community in print” at a moment when New York City neared bankruptcy and, as Abrams remembers, “There wasn’t a night [in the East Village] when a building wasn’t going up in flames.” In its eight-year run, the publication commissioned artists to create centerfolds for each issue and documented developments large and small in fashion, music, politics, and the art scene—including the early careers of the artist Jean-Michel Basquiat and the hip hop pioneer Fab Five Freddy. The magazine covered the rise of HIV/AIDS, the stores and bars that shaped the culture of the neighborhood, and eventually, the gentrification of downtown Manhattan.”

100% Cotton

Size measurements:

L (Mens)
Bust 42"
Length 30"

L (Womens)
Bust 36"
Length 28"

M (Mens)
Bust 40"
Length 29"

M (Womens)
Bust 34"
Length 26"

S (Mens)
Bust 36"
Length 27"

S (Womens)
Bust 32"
Length 26"