Brain Dead

The highly original collaborations, quintessential graphics, and sprawling network of underground artists that make up the Los Angeles-based cult streetwear brand. Founded in Los Angeles in 2014 by Kyle Ng and Ed Davis, Brain Dead is a collective of artists and designers from around the world. Employing a disruptive, graphic-led approach, the brand takes its cues from post-punk, underground comics, skateboarding, horror films, and the spirit of subculture as a whole to produce an unmistakably bold, nonconformist vision that is distinctly their own. Their erratic designs and prints have quickly garnered the label a cultlike following that stretches from Los Angeles to New York, Paris, Milan, Tokyo, and beyond. The brand has done many highly visible collaborations with names like Magic: The Gathering, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Marvel, and NTS Radio; brands including Reebok, Converse, A.P.C., the North Face, Asics, Dickies, Kiko Kostadinov, and Slam Jam, as well as musical artists including Dev Hynes. This book chronicles the formation and development of the brand as it has continued to engage with an exhaustive list of artists, musicians, filmmakers, and designers. Brilliantly designed and paying homage to classic underground zine culture, this volume is packed with Brain Dead's seminal output of graphics, clothing, collaborations, and films. An essential for fans of streetwear and fashion, this volume is also a must-have for graphic designers, audiophiles, and movie buffs alike.

“"Cult Los Angeles streetwear label Brain Dead gets the Rizzoli treatment in this highbrow ode to Californian skater aesthetics. Essentially a hardcover zine, Clothing for a Curious Life contains a collage of the artistic and pop cultural influences behind Kyle Ng and Ed Davis's now eight-year-old brand (known for its collaborations with everyone from Lil Wayne to Magic the Gathering), as well as an archive of its best designs up until now. It would make the perfect gift for anyone with an extensive bootleg T-shirt collection." --NEW YORK MAGAZINE "Rizzoli has teamed up with LA based Brain Dead for this special book that chronicles Brain Dead's continuously evolving brand. Founded by Kyle Ng and Ed Davis in 2014, Brain Dead quickly grew a global team of talented artists and designers going on to collaborate with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Marvel, NTS Radio, Reebok, Converse, A.P.C. and more. With every page the reader is treated to amazing visuals designed with inspiration from zine culture." --DEFY NEW YORK”

"Cult Los Angeles streetwear label Brain Dead gets the Rizzoli treatment in this highbrow ode to Californian skater aesthetics. Essentially a hardcover zine, Clothing for a Curious Life contains a collage of the artistic and pop cultural influences behind Kyle Ng and Ed Davis’s now eight-year-old brand (known for its collaborations with everyone from Lil Wayne to Magic the Gathering), as well as an archive of its best designs up until now. It would make the perfect gift for anyone with an extensive bootleg T-shirt collection." —NEW YORK MAGAZINE

"Rizzoli has teamed up with LA based Brain Dead for this special book that chronicles Brain Dead's continuously evolving brand. Founded by Kyle Ng and Ed Davis in 2014, Brain Dead quickly grew a global team of talented artists and designers going on to collaborate with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Marvel, NTS Radio, Reebok, Converse, A.P.C. and more. With every page the reader is treated to amazing visuals designed with inspiration from zine culture." —DEFY NEW YORK

Brain Dead is a creative collective of artists and designers from around the world.

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