Who is Kate Gibb?

[BusterBen]

Dear lord, those fun home golf simulators shirts... It's Beautiful.

I know right. Do you know if they're still for sale anywhere?

[pg79]

Wow what a great article!

[Csar]

Meet Kate Gibb, the artist behind Surrender's artwork:

https://crackmagazine.net/article/long-reads/meet-kate-gibb-the-artist-behind-the-chemical-brothers-surrender-artwork/

Were you familiar with their music? What did you think when you first heard the record?

Vaguely – I was more of an indie kid at the time! We were invited to the Virgin HQ, myself and Mark Tappin (designer/art director at Blue Source) were to be played the album by their label manager Steve. We were overwhelmed by the magnitude of their sound. We listened to pretty much the whole of Surrender, smiling at each other and giving occasional 'thumbs up' signs. It was like nothing I'd ever experienced. On the way out Mel C from the Spice Girls passed me! All very surreal.

It allowed me to hear, feel and interpret their music in a completely intuitive way. Stopping to actually listen, not multitasking or working at the same time. Absorbing their sound on a purer level revealed the multi-layering and complexities of their process. From then on I was a fan.

[whirlygirl]

Great interview with the visual chemical sister Kate Gibb. Love her creative process and reading about that approach, and enjoyed reading about the a-ha moment when she went from vaguely knowing their music to being a fan.

[Csar]

Here's a nice 40 minute interview with Kate from August. There's only a brief mention of the Chems but it's no less interesting if you like her work in general. Kate talks about her methods, digital versus analogue processes, and what it means to be a print artist.

https://embed.podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/print-maker-illustrator-kate-gibb/id1435811372?i=1000440020189

[Enjoyed]

Just listened to this while doing the dishes. What a lovely lady. A really fascinating chat about her journey and her approach to printing.

Does anyone know what t shirts she was talking about that she designed with a friend's clothing company?

[ThePumisher]

Kate Gibb Exhibtion
Shibuja, Tokyo

Kate Gibb, known for her unique artistic vision as seen in her famous album covers for The Chemical Brothers and her silkscreen artwork for the fashion scene, including Dries Van Noten and Stussy. Works that were well-received at the +81 Gallery in New York will now be exhibited at +81 Gallery - Tokyo. An exhibition featuring Kate Gibb's original silkscreen artwork—which has captivated the world with its alluring colors and compositions—will open on the 2nd floor of +81 Gallery - Tokyo on Wednesday, April 29.
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+81 Gallery -Tokyo
Date: April 29, 2026 - 12:00 – 17:00 (Closed on Mon, Tue and Sun)
3-28-9 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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I was invited to beautiful Japan as a guest of @plus81magazine, for their 'Tokyo Graphic Passport' artist / design conference, back in 2010. 🎌 A few years later in 2017, they curated a show of my works at their U.S. Gallery in New York City 🗽. This week they have opened an exhibition of these works at their Tokyo Gallery, in Shibuya.. ✨💫✨ For more info 👉 @plus81gallery 📍🤍 Thank you very much to Satoru & the brilliant creative team at @plus81magazine & @plus81gallery 🙏🙏🙏

[ThePumisher]

Bummer, just realized that was like 3 days ago 

[Csar]

How cool!

Bummer, just realized that was like 3 days ago

Which would imply you could have gone visit it?

[ThePumisher]

If i would have been in Tokyo, yes. Which reminds me that my last (and first) visit of Tokyo is nearly a decade ago 



Why was this exhibition not only on a single day, but more precisely only for a massive amount of 5 hours?